By Vincent Ujumadu

AWKA—ELDER statesman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has called for immediate restructuring of Nigeria’s educational system to guarantee quality of education in the country, arguing that restructuring is even more important than the 2019 general elections.

Iwuanyanwu

Delivering a lecture at the 1st  Faculty of Education of Nnamdi Azikiwe University public lecture series in Awka yesterday, Iwuanyanwu regretted that the lip service paid on the issue of restructuring was one of the impediments towards the growth of standard of education in the country.

He said: “It is clear that there is immediate and urgent need to restructure our educational system if it must fulfill the basic goal and objectives of a good educational system in modern world. The involvement of the private sector in this restructuring exercise will also increase competition, collaboration and mentoring opportunities that will lead to innovation that can meet our social and economic needs.

“It is only restructuring that would enable Nigeria face the challenges of the 21st  century. In restructuring education to meet with the 21st  century demand, one will start looking specifically at higher education.

“Our higher institutions of learning must integrate attachment scheme to every degree awarding programme and must encourage programmes that can enable students work while in school, in line with their  respective course of study.”