Wage war against proliferation of schools, quark teachers - Tinubu told

A Professor of Economics of Education, Prof. Samuel Owhondah, 

has called on President Bola Tinubu to set up taskforce that will monitor the proliferation of schools, examination malpractice in schools and use of unqualified teachers in schools.

He said the taskforce should also be tasked with the duty to improving modern learning facilities in schools

Owhondah said every nation that has quality education cannot be poor, noting that for the nation to ensure a turn around in the economy, every act that jeopardizes the process of quality education must be stopped.

He spoke in Port Harcourt as the Inaugural lecturer in the 48th Inaugural Lecture of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, with the topic:' Bunkering in the Nigeria Educational Sector.

Owhondah called on President Bola Tinubu as a matter of public importance to set up taskforce that will monitor the proliferation of schools, examination malpractice in schools and use of unqualified teachers in schools, noting that the taskforce should also be tasked with the duty to improving modern learning facilities in schools.

He said the country must place National Value on education to improve the economy, noting that the economic sabotage going on the the oil and gas sector is worst in the nation's educational system.

Owhondah said: "The experience of Bunkering in the oil and gas sector gave me concern and it is giving the government serious issues. The government has been putting efforts to combat this menace. In the literal parlance bunkering is depleting the income coming into the government's coffers.

"As a professor of economics, it has become important to translate what is happening in the oil and gas sector to express what is happening in the education section. Education is the bases for individuals to develop their capacity. This teaching will not only reawakening the understanding on the importance of education, but will emphasize the need for quality education.

"A nation that has quality education cannot be poor. Every society must aspire for quality education and it must not be haphazard. The approach adopted is the Human Capital theory. The theory is important because every society needs growth.

"There is bunkering in every sector. Bunkering in education casts wrong aspersion in the growth of education. Bunkering means sabotage. If it is found in education it is destructive to the education system. 

"Proliferation of schools is an act of bunkering. Examination malpractice is an act of bunkering, poor facility is an act of bunkering. Use of unqualified teachers is also and act of bunkering. The motive behind bunkering in the oil and gas and education sector is for personal gain.

"I advise President Bola Tinubu to as a matter urgency, to set up a task force against Proliferation of schools, examination malpractice and use of unqualified teachers in schools."