Govt Urged to Pay More Attention to Education

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja

The founder and Chairman of the Mani Robson Foundation, Mr. Mani Robson, has said the country needs to pay more attention to the educational system, as primary education is currently in its worst state.

Robson stated this in Abuja, at the first reading of his book titled ‘Once Upon a Plume’s Gait’ an anthology of poems.

“So you see young people going to a life of crime, getting involved in the vice we see in the society, prostitution, drug abuse, Yahoo-Yahoo, and old of that. Young people need to appreciate the fact that there is the dignity of labour and there is value in you gradually building your capacity and being successful,” he explained. “The next priority will be the health care system, the wealth of any country is its people, if you invest in your people and they are healthy they will be able to be very productive in the work environment.

The author, who hails from Cross River, while disclosing that come 2023, he will be running for the governor of the state, added that one of his top priorities, when elected, would be to focus mainly on the country’s educational system.

Speaking further, he said his book was based on past experiences while growing up, going deep into exploration and the idealistic view about how things should be.