EKSU Professor Borode advocates adult education, Non formal education to solve myriads of problems peculiar to African states

By Yemi Olajutemu

Ado Ekiti

A professor of Adult and Non-formal Education at the Ekiti State University, Prof Mathew Borode says proper funding of Adult and Non-formal Education is a major tool to be employed by African states in addressing economic issues.

The academic don who is a professor of adult education delivered the 76th inaugural lecture of the institution with the topic “Investment in Adult and Non-formal Education option for policy makers”.

He noted that the high level of illiteracy in the society remains one of the bans needed to be cut to fast-track development in the continent.

He suggested immediate and huge investment on adult literacy and Non-formal Education as states move towards eradicating poverty and curbing crimes confronting African cities and suburbs.
According to him “the statistics of people living in abject poverty in Africa had continued to remain the largest proportion and unchanged over the years.

The professor of Adult Education called for stringent and clear cut legislation as well as policies at the different levels of public spending to articulate the meaning and scope of adult and Non-formal education.

Prof Borode called on government at the local and at the national levels to revive the adult education sector which he said was aimed at reducing the level of illiteracy, ignorance as well as other foundations for underdevelopment in the society.

“The country should invest heavily in Adult literacy because individuals with low levels of literacy are more likely to experience poorer employment opportunities and low productivity”.

The Aaye Ekiti Born educationist noted that considering the political and civil society in Africa today, affordable Adult Education Program should be offered so as to liberate the minds of the young and the old, saying it is a major way to proper orientation and re-orientation of citizens.
The don said if this is done, nepotism, thuggery, banditry and other forms of crimes will be reduced to the barest minimum.

The vice Chancellor Ekiti State University Prof Edward Olanipekun, who conferred the highest academic title on the lecturer said that government must show more commitment and support the Education sector as a means to bring desire development to the society.

The program witness academic friends, relatives, students and acquaintances of the Inaugural lecturer.

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