The Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, has said there is no plan to improve the nation’s education standard with meagre budget.
“I also don’t believe that the quality of education can improve with the meagre budget we have for education, it is not possible.
Chinda, disclosed this while responding to questions at a Media parlay with members of the National Assembly New Media Forum on Wednesday at the National Assembly in Abuja.
According to Hon. Chinda, the minority caucus will review the internationally acceptable standards for education, health and other key sectors to ascertain Nigeria’s compliance.
The outcome of their review, he said, will determine the caucus’ push for improvement.
He said: “We will look at internationally accepted standards for education, for health and see how well Nigeria is complying with that.
“What percentage of the budget is going to education. What percentage is going to health and all that. We will encourage the government to ensure that this sectors are improved.”
Chinda, however warned that Nigerians are likely to get cheap knowledge when cheap education is provided. Adding that if the country fails to educate it populace then, every other development will be difficult to achieve.
