The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has blamed mass failure of students in the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, on poor funding of the education sector. Obi said the 2024 WAEC result which showed a 7.
69 percent decrease in Nigerian students’ performance confirms the worrying lack of investment in the critical areas of development in the country. The former Anambra State governor disclosed this in a statement he issued on Monday. Obi said, “The recent announcement by the West African Examinations Council that it recorded a 7.
“This constant decline in our educational performance and other critical areas demands urgent attention and action. “With our claimed literacy rate of over 50%, we are still ranked 187 on the global scale of literacy, reflecting a visible lack of commitment to education in the country. Our investment in education, as with other critical areas, remains poor. “A total capital expenditure for the entire education sector, including the Universal Basic Education Commission , was allocated N330.
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