President Goodluck Jonathan has tasked universities in the country to urgently address the issue of limited access by students to acquire higher education in tertiary institutions. The president was speaking on Saturday, at the 39th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), in Ile-Ife, Osun State where he was represented by the Honorable Minister for Education, Professor Ruquayat Ahmed Rufai.According to the president, there was crucial need for universities to explore measures and strategies that would enhance unhindered access of many eligible youths with burning desire to acquire higher education. He said, “Government has observed that in spite of its efforts, hundreds of thousands of our youths already equipped with basic requisite qualifications do not get placements in our universities due to limited access”.
The president continues: “Related to the issue of access is the annual carrying capacity of the Nigerian university system, which is about 150,000 compared to the annual demand of about 1 million qualified candidates.
“The import of this is for first generation universities, including Obafemi Awolowo University, to diversify the mode of knowledge delivery and provision of lifelong education for the teeming population. They should also adopt the use of networking facilities such as audiovisual and other modern teaching aids that would expand the reach of delivery”, Jonathan stated
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