The Secretary-General of the Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC), Asiwaju Kamal’deen Akintunde, has commended the Federal Government’s policy on university consolidation, while cautioning against the privatization of public schools in Ogun.
Akintunde made this known on Sunday in Abeokuta during an interview shortly after receiving the Bola Ajibola Community Award for Promotion of Youth Development and Inter-faith Harmony.
He praised the Federal Government’s emphasis on technical education and its “quality over quantity” approach to curbing the proliferation of universities.
The OMC scribe, however, urged the government to ensure that such policies are impactful and beneficial to the average Nigerian student.
On state matters, Akintunde criticised plans to return public schools to missionary organisations, describing the move as detrimental to access to education.
“The strength of a nation is not measured by the height of its private towers, but by the accessibility of its public classrooms,” he said.
He warned that the policy could displace indigent children and worsen the out-of-school children crisis.
Akintunde added that inclusive governance must prioritise the interests of vulnerable groups, particularly in the education sector.
