Professor of Legislation Observe, Mallam Yusuf Ali (SAN), has counselled stakeholders that there isn’t a substitute for schooling, urging governments to pay most consideration to the sector.
The senior lawyer, nevertheless, mentioned that authorities alone can not fund the sector, calling on company our bodies, people, and residents to think about interventions to assist mould the nation’s future leaders.
The instant previous Chairman of the Governing Council, Osun State College, spoke with journalists on the sidelines of the inauguration of a twin lecture theatre within the School of Legislation, named after him by the administration of Thomas Adewumi College (TAU), Oko-Irese, in Irepodun Native Authorities of Kwara State.
Ali expressed delight that the honour was bestowed on him, not for monetary contributions however in recognition of his disposition and contributions to schooling.
He mentioned, “There is no such thing as a substitute for schooling, and it’s simpler to steer educated individuals than ignorant ones. When individuals are ignorant, any lie could be propagated and accepted, however when individuals are educated, it’s troublesome to deceive or manipulate them.
“It’s within the curiosity of the federal government to make sure most consideration is paid to schooling, particularly its funding.
“Schooling has gone past authorities funding. We want interventions from company our bodies and people. Others can also contribute. So it’s a blended grill.”
Vice-Chancellor (VC) of TAU, Prof. Francisca O. Oladipo, mentioned the dual lecture theatres had been named after the authorized luminary to encourage the establishment’s undergraduates, notably the regulation college students, to attempt for better heights.
“Every time our college students stroll previous that highway and see that title, they keep in mind him. It evokes them to assume like him, particularly the regulation college students. They need to attain what he has achieved. These are the numerous motives behind as we speak’s occasions,” she mentioned.
“It additionally symbolizes sustainability. We constructed every little thing ourselves utilizing laterite blocks, the identical kind our forefathers used. Every part was finished with no contractor. Even the metalwork for the roofing was finished in-house. A really large tree was there, and the world was a waste dump. So it additionally means turning waste to wealth.”
In his deal with, the founding father of the college, Engr. Dr. Johnson Adewumi, acknowledged Ali’s unwavering dedication to schooling, justice, and the empowerment of younger minds, which aligns with the imaginative and prescient and mission of creating the college.
“We’re pleased with the strides TAU has made in its quest for tutorial excellence, and as we speak’s commissioning represents one other vital chapter in that journey,” he mentioned.
