The Association of Students Communicators, Formerly Adeseun Ogundoyin Campus, Eruwa, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, 2006 set (ASCOM 06), has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to sign the bill to end HND/BSc dichotomy into law now, insisting that without technical education will remain elusive.
The old students gave this charge on Monday during their reunion get-together held at Agodi Gardens in Ibadan, Oyo State capital.
One of the old students, Mosope Kehinde, an Ibadan-based journalist who spoke at the re-union discourse, commended the efforts made so far to address the dichotomy between HND and BSc degrees. He said the full implementation of the law should be well monitored.
He called on the National Assembly committees on legislative compliance to ensure such a legal framework, when assented to, should be implemented by relevant stakeholders.
He further charged state Houses of Assembly to domesticate the law in the 36 states of the federation including FCT to make it more effective.
He also appealed to governments at all levels to boost funding in technical education and ICT to drive the nation’s economy.
The association frowned at the way pupils are being traumatised by the frequent cases of kidnapping in schools, urging the government to beef up security at primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the country.
Another old student, Abiodun Atilola, an executive member of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State Council called on the government at all levels to take security matters seriously.
He called on the Lagos State government to join its counterpart in the South-West to embrace the Amotekun Security Network to improve the security apparatus in the region.
Also, Dayo Ajayi, who works with Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ( LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, thanked the old students who came in large numbers to grace the event.
He urged members to assist colleagues in their various aspirations, especially political aspirations that would better the good image of The Polytechnic, Ibadan Alumni Association.
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