KEY POINTS
Oyedepo calls for the government to change the format of the educational system to being responsive to national issues. He urged universities to be reposted for solution centres for industries and other sectors in the public domain. Oyedepo explains that the country needs to move from a certificate based economy to an economy that is contribution based.
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr. David Oyedepo, has challenged the Federal Government. He urged the government to begin repositioning Nigerian education by developing education modules that address today’s challenges. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, Oyedepo called for intellectual repositioning of education institutions. He believes these institutions should transform into solution centers.
Oyedepo criticized the formal education system, stating that it fails to offer solutions to national problems. “What is the value of hoops and structures of learning that offer no tangible solutions to daunting questions?” he asked. He questioned how learning structures continually fail to address the challenges that confront the country.
Towards the redesign of Nigeria’s intellectual system
He said universities should operate like engineering firms. He emphasized that the intellectual system of young people must be reprogrammed for productive and value-added lives. Oyedepo urged universities to reposition themselves. He stressed the importance of offering intellectual solutions to problems facing government, commerce, and industry.
He spoke about how these institutions should help create “solutions centers” to tackle unemployment, insecurity, and other issues. Oyedepo believes that intellectual reforms should make universities and schools more practice-oriented. This transformation would benefit industries, commerce, and the public sectors.
A switch from the certificate-based culture
According to Vanguard, Oyedepo also called for the country to transition from a certificate-based economy. He urged a shift toward a contribution-based economy to drive national progress.
He stressed that waiting for issues to resolve themselves is ineffective. “Waiting never solves a problem; taking appropriate steps does,” he said. Oyedepo praised the Federal Government for embracing indigenous solutions. He urged further efforts to tackle the challenging reforms needed in the country’s education sector.
