Provost advocates introduction of educational tax to fund education

Date: 2018-04-02

An Educationist, Doctor Isiaka Saka Opobiyi has called on all state governments across the country to introduce educational tax to take care of the funding of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions to save the sector from total collapse .

Doctor Opobiyi who is the outgoing Provost of the College of Education , Ilorin made the suggestion in Ilorin , the Kwara state capital while answering questions on a Radio Kwara personality interview programme , Playing Host.

The Provost observed that the education sector is dwindling due to inadequate funding and said except urgent steps are taking to source for funds to provide infrastructures and other academic projects and as well pay salaries as at when due , the situation will further degenerate .

He commended the idea of TETFUND introduced by the Federal Government which according to him , saved most tertiary institutions from collapse and called for a replica at the state levels lamenting that resources are no longer available as in the past to fund the education sector.

Doctor Opobiyi attributed incessant strikes in our tertiary institutions to anxiety , non-patience and lack of funds hence the need for government to address these issues to sustain the education sector through looking inwards to funding the education in the country.

The educationist whose tenure as provost of the college would expire on the third of May this year, said he is fulfilled as the head of the college as he was able to ensure that all the academic programmes in the institution are fully accredited except two which are given interim approval and that he was able to reduce the debts he met to manageable level.

According to him, the desired objectives of establishing the college by our past leaders had been achieved and appealed to any provost that would succeed him not to allow the dream of the past leaders not to be dashed .

Doctor Opobiyi disclosed that about fifteen people initially applied for the position of provost of the college after his tenure had expired but only thirteen appeared for the interview and screening stressing that the succession process had being completed and now awaiting the final approval by the council council of the institution and that of the state government .

He appealed to his successor to focus more of building or completing the entrepreneurship complex and the fine art complex and as well be God fearing and focused in the discharge if his duties.

The provost enjoined students to stay away from partisan and active politics most especially while on campuses but rather focus more on their academic work and do not allow politics of inducement from either staff or politician to affect their careers.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ahmad Belgore     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Sunday Fagbemi     Bashiru Makama     Musibau Akanji     Kwara State Fire Service     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Kwara TV     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Omotoso Musa     Okedare     Arandun     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     BIR     Opobiyi     John Kehinde Salako     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     CUTI     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Dogara     Olatunji Ayeni     Face Masks     Onikijipa     Abatemi-Usman     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     SSA Youth Engagement     Olupako     Ope Saraki     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Zaratu Umar     Mohammed Lawal     Eleyele     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Local Government Pension Board     N-Power     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Okanlawon Musa     Yakubu Danladi     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Okanlawon Taiwo     Alaro     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Sa\'adu Salahu     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Omu-aran     Kwara Volleyball Association     Computer Based Test     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Tuesday Assayomo     Kwara 2023     JAMB     Ajike People Support Centre     Isiaka Danmeromu     Saheed Alakoso     Nigerian Army     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Sayomi     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     MalHub     Maimunat Oniyangi     Isiaka Yusuf     Danhawa     Innocent Okoye     Rihanat Ajia     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Rex Olawoye     NIRSAL     Otoge     Shao     Wahab Isa     United Nigeria Congress Party     Taofik Mustapha    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Olatunde Oyeyiola     Omoniyi Ayinla     Sobi Hill     Ridwan Agboola     Omu Aran     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Dairo Kunle Paul     Moses Salami     Osuwa     Ileloke     Dauda Adesola     Bello Abubakar     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Hamza Usman     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Eruku     Ghali Muhammed     Share/Tsaragi     Funmilayo Zubair     Kayode Ishola     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     IESA     Ajase-Ipo     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Maigida Soludero Transit     HYPPADEC     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Kwha.gov.ng     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Abdulwahab Oba     Lanre Issa-Onilu     Abdulwaheed Musa     Oja-Oba     NIPOGA     Oyin-Zubair     Basit Olatunji     Makama     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Fareedah Dankaka     Ibrahim Mohammed     Bello Oyedepo     Folorunsho Erubu     National Broadcasting Commission     Post-utme     BECE     Ebola     Sun Qing Rong     Nupe     Ilesha-Baruba     Sanusi Abubakar     Niyi Ogundiran     GAMA     IHS     Gbugbu     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Saadu Yusuf     Offa Metropolitan Club     2017 Budget     Dan Iya     Mutawalle     Omotoso     Kaiama     Gbugbu International Market     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Yomi Adeboye     Yunus Lawal     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Atiku     Kpotum Mohammed Baba     Suleiman Ajadi     Sunday Fagbemi     SWAN     Aisha Gobir