The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, on Saturday appealed to the Federal government to formalise the removal of discrimination between holders of Bachelor’s Degrees and Higher National Diplomas in the public service.
He said this was necessary if the Federal Government was really determined to promote and sustain science and technical education in the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ganduje spoke at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, as one of the recipients of the award of fellow of the institution.
He said the removal of the discrimination would help in encouraging technical education in the country.
According to him, the removal of the discrimination remains the best way to promote technical education which the polytechnics were purposely established to achieve.
NAN reports that Ganduje said the 17th combined convocation ceremonies of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, where 16,786 graduands were conferred with Ordinary National Diploma and Higher National Diplomas was an indication that technical education was still being embraced by many.
The governor was conferred with the Fellow of the Polytechnic among other Nigerians including the former Ebonyi State Governor, Dr Sam Egwu, a businessman, Chief Bestman Anekwe, and Femi Ogunleye.
Ganduje said polytechnic education was key to wiping out the scourge of unemployment in Nigeria.
He said his government had totally removed the dichotomy in Kano State and had taken steps like the proper funding of the Kano-owned polytechnics to be able to act as veritable training grounds for those desirous of skills and vocations.
He said: “Today, Kano State has no such barrier in the civil service. Holders of HND and Bachelor Degrees are employed on the same cadre and can rise to the pinnacle of their careers
“Apart from that, we also declared free primary and secondary education in Kano State. It is now compulsory for parents to put all children of school age in schools and this has increased enrolments in schools.
“Kano State is also ensuring accreditation for all the 279 courses being offered by higher institutions owned by Kano State.
“This is coupled with the funds being provided by government to train academic and non-academic staff of those institutions abroad.”
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