Peoples Democraric Party Presidential Candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to triple the budgetary allocation for education if elected as the president of Nigeria in 2019.
Abubakar who disclosed this in his Speech at Silverbird Man of the Year Event, Lagos on sunday also promised to end the lingering ASUU Strike in public University
“I am aghast that as I speak our students across the nation are not being educated due to the ASUU strike that is about an argument over N60 billion. If I get the job I am seeking, my first task on day one along with naming my cabinet will be to end this disgraceful strike and get our students back to their studies.” He said.
“I will also triple the amount the Nigerian Government spends on education from 7% of its budget today, not just to the 15% recommended by UNESCO, but to 20%.”
The former vice president maintained that he recognise the value education can bring to the individual and the nation and want every child in Nigeria to have the opportunities he had through education
Speaking on job creation, Atiku said
Over the last four years the number of unemployed Nigerians has rocketed from 7 million to over 21 million, most of whom are our youths in their most productive period of their lives and many of whom have studied hard but cannot find a job.
He however promised to establish a national apprenticeship scheme to give 1 million of our young people vocational training with certification, which according to him is so lacking in Nigeria today
