Labour Party candidate for the 2023 presidential election Peter Obi says the crisis in Nigeria’s education system is an attack on the nation’s productivity.
The presidential hopeful says stabilising and upgrading tertiary education will be among his priorities if he becomes Nigeria’s next.
Obi, who made the promise to his supporters at a rally in Jalingo, the Taraba State Capital, said he was unhappy with the prolonged ASSU strike which he said rendered the majority of the country’s youth redundant and plunged them into social vices.
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He said Nigeria must move from consumption to production economics, to develop and match advanced countries.
On security, Peter Obi described the government’s cold response to the worsening situation.
Obi was received in Jalingo by officials of the Labour Party in Taraba State.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
