Chancellor of Achievers University, Owo, and former speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has recommended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration over its reforms within the schooling and safety sectors.
He described them as essential pillars for nationwide improvement, financial progress and renewal.
Dogara, who’s the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGC), made the remarks on the sixteenth convocation of Achievers University, titled, “Rethinking National Security for Sustainable Peace, Development and National Renewal.”
Addressing graduands, dad and mom, teachers and distinguished visitors, Dogara praised the federal authorities’s efforts to broaden entry to tertiary schooling by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), noting that the initiative had opened alternatives for hundreds of younger Nigerians to pursue greater schooling no matter their monetary background.
According to him, the Tinubu administration has demonstrated a powerful dedication to investing in human capital and creating pathways for younger Nigerians to achieve their instructional aspirations.
“For too lengthy, merciless arithmetic determined the destiny of gifted younger Nigerians.
Their expertise was ample, however their cash was not,” Dogara stated.
He expressed optimism that the advantages of the scholar mortgage programme would finally prolong to college students in personal tertiary establishments, thereby widening entry to high quality greater schooling throughout the nation.
The former Speaker additionally lauded the Federal Government for resolving long-standing welfare issues affecting college lecturers, describing the improved remuneration bundle for teachers as a big step towards strengthening Nigeria’s instructional system.
Speaking on nationwide safety, Dogara emphasised that safety stays the inspiration upon which each nation’s prosperity is constructed, stressing that schooling, agriculture, commerce and funding can solely flourish in an environment of peace and stability.
He acknowledged the Tinubu administration’s sustained efforts to fight terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and different prison actions by enhanced navy operations, intelligence coordination and elevated recruitment into the nation’s safety businesses.
Dogara famous that latest measures geared toward strengthening the Armed Forces, increasing police recruitment and deploying forest guards show the federal government’s dedication to restoring safety throughout the nation.
While acknowledging that challenges stay, he urged Nigerians to help ongoing efforts and acknowledge the progress being made.
“Our responsibility is neither to dismiss progress nor to exaggerate it. It is to recognize what is working, strengthen it, identify what is failing and demand better results,” he said.
He known as for higher funding in trendy know-how, intelligence gathering, surveillance methods and institutional collaboration to additional strengthen Nigeria’s safety structure.
Dogara additionally pressured the sturdy hyperlink between safety, financial improvement and entry to finance, noting that sustainable progress requires a steady and safe setting the place companies can thrive, investments can develop and residents can pursue productive livelihoods with out concern.
The NCGC Board Chairman additional emphasised that improvement initiatives in schooling, agriculture, infrastructure, trade and entrepreneurship stay essential parts of long-term peace and nationwide prosperity.
He charged all stakeholders, together with authorities establishments, conventional rulers, non secular leaders, civil society teams and residents, to play energetic roles in selling nationwide unity and safety.
Describing universities as centres for innovation and nation-building, Dogara urged graduates to deploy their schooling, expertise and abilities in service to humanity and nationwide improvement.
“If you become a lawyer, serve justice. If you become a doctor, serve life. If you become an engineer, build what our country needs. If you become an entrepreneur, create jobs and opportunities for others,” he suggested.
The former Speaker expressed confidence in Nigeria’s future, stating that the nation’s resilience, management and human capital present a powerful basis for continued progress.
“A secure Nigeria is possible. A peaceful Nigeria is necessary. A free and prosperous Nigeria must remain our common mission,” he stated.
He congratulated the graduating college students and inspired them to grow to be brokers of optimistic change, reminding them that the true worth of schooling lies not merely in buying data however in making use of it to unravel issues and enhance society.
The convocation ceremony attracted members of the University’s Governing Council, administration, workers, alumni, dad and mom and a number of other dignitaries who gathered to have a good time the achievements of the graduating class and reaffirm the establishment’s dedication to producing future leaders.
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