Nigeria’s dream to be among the 20 leading economies of the world can only be attained if its citizens are knowledgeable and properly educated, the Minister of State for Education, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has declared.
Wike spoke yesterday at theopening of the National Reading Promotion Programme for schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
He said unless Nigerians build their knowledge base, efforts to transform the nation would not yield positive results.
He said the President Goodluck Jonathan administration realises the importance of a viable reading culture and is determined to drive home the message through regular advocacy.
Wike said: “This is the reason Mr. President launched the ‘Bring Back the Book’ campaign. It is a veritable framework for restoring the reading culture in Nigeria to foster national development.”
He said the Federal Ministry of Education has also set up the National Action Committee on Read Campaign.
Wike said: “The Federal Ministry of Education will soon work out modalities with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and state governments to ensure that functional libraries are available in all primary and secondary schools in the country”
He urged privileged Nigerians to support the government by donating books to schools.
Wike also visited Federal Government College, Kwali, where he praised the contributions of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) to the execution of projects in the school.
0 comments:
Post a Comment