Scrapping weekend programmes is 'shutting out poor persons', Uduaghan tells NUC at DELSU

Gov. Uduaghan of Delta state has advised the National Universities Commission (NUC) against its plan to scrap weekend and continuous education programmes. He says the move will deny the poor access to education and lower literacy levels.

 

Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has advised the National Universities Commission (NUC) not to continue with its plans to scrap weekend and continuous education programmes from the Nigerian University System (NUS)

Speaking last Saturday at the 9th Convocation of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Uduaghan said scrapping the programmes will have a negative consequence on the educational system.

The governor noted also that the move will completely shut out the poor from education.

“The scrapping of the weekend programmes and others have completely shut out poor persons who used the programmes to further their education," he said.

Uduaghan said the planned scrap, if effected, will also affect the already poor literacy level in the country because ""such programmes help to reduce the illiteracy level of the society."

DELSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victor Peretimode, said the  9,607 students participated in the convocation, with 13 obtaining first class degrees.