The Senate has cleared Prince Adeyeye Adedayo, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Dr. Abdu Bulama and Dr. Stephen Orise Oru as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Speaking after the Senate unanimously cleared the ministerial nominees, the Senate President, Senator David Mark, said that he is very optimistic than anyone among the nominees can be in charge of Ministry of Education because of their experiences.
The portfolio of the ministerial nominees are expected to be announced very soon.
Speaking with journalists after the screening, Adeyeye promised that he will put in his best where ever he is posted.
Shekarau, who is being touted to be the next substantive Minister of Education, while answering questions on the way out for Nigeria on the unemployment problem, said the issue of skills acquisition for Nigerian students in the first three years of secondary education as envisioned in the 6-3-3-4 curriculum should be revisited by government and effectively implemented.
According to him, the skills acquisition component of the 6-3-3-4 education curriculum, which started in 1976 with the implementation of the Universal Primary Education and followed up with the importation of Introductory Technology Material from 1979 to 1982 for skills acquisition by Junior Secondary pupils, would have to a very large extent assisted the country in the churning out of self reliant and self employed school leavers at that level on yearly basis if the programme had been implemented as envisioned.
He said: “Part of the way out for our dear country on the problem of unemployment, which breeds indiscipline and unrest in the country, is for us to go back to the curriculum by making it to practically serve as catalyst for addressing the issue of unemployment of school leavers right from the classrooms.”
Shekarau also cited fixing of the power sector by the government as a critical factor that can assist in solving the problem of unemployment.
Adeyeye, while responding to a question on whether the National Youth Service Corp should be scrapped as suggested by some Nigerians, said the scheme should be retained and even further strengthened as a veritable vehicle that will catapult Nigerian graduates from their localities to other parts of the country.
According to him, the scheme, as envisioned in 1973 and implemented till date, has in no small way contributed to the unity of the country in so many ways.
Upon their confirmation, Mark charged the confirmed nominees to make Nigeria their constituencies and not their states or political parties.
“We hope that whenever they are given portfolio, they will see Nigeria as their constituency and not their state or political parties,” he said.
Our earlier story: The Senate has cleared Prince Adeyeye Adedayo, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, Dr. Abdu Bulama and Dr. Stephen Orise Oru as Ministers of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Speaking after the Senate unanimously cleared the ministerial nominees, the Senate President, Senator David Mark, said that he is very optimistic than anyone among the nominee can be in charge of the Ministry of Education because of their experiences.
The portfolio of the ministerial nominees are expected to be announced very soon.
Speaking with journalists after screening, Adeyeye promised to put in his best whereever he is posted.