NNPP Chieftain, Ajadi Charges FG To Adequately Reward Education Brilliance

By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan

A South West chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo on Friday, charged the Federal Government to always provide adequate reward for academic brilliance among Nigerians.

Ambassador Ajadi gave the charge in a statement made available to journalists on the recent rewards by the Federal Government to the youth who excel in sports competitions and academic activities,

According to the NNPP chieftain, a situation where the federal government rewards athletes and footballers with huge amounts of money and other incentives, while it gives paltry sum to students who excel in academic competition, “is unacceptable”.

Ambassador Ajadi pointed out in the statement that, “what is good for sports athletes is also good for those who excel in academic activities”.

He frowned at the Federal Government cash gift of N200,000 reward to .Nafisah Abdullahi, winner of the TeenEagle Global Finals competition, saying, the Federal Government through its rewards system is not encouraging education and brilliance by awarding ridiculous amount for such a great feat.

” The recent N200,000 rewards to the Global Winner of an English Competition, Nafisah Abdullahi is demeaning and ridiculous. If the Federal government through its actions is discouraging academic brilliance and the development of education, then the future of the youth is in jeopardy”, he said.

Ambassador Ajadi added, ” A government that rewarded footballers and basketballers that won African Competition with millions of dollars cannot justify given a paltry sum.to a World winner in an English Competition”.

“I think the government should extends its rewards system in other sectors to Education, so that our youth will aspire for brilliance in education”.

He stressed” It is discouraging especially now that some Youth are already declaring “education as a scam”, due to the way those who win academic laurels are poorly rewarded”.

“Let me remind our government that education is the bedrock of any country’s development and so all hands must be on the deck to encourage educational brilliance with adequate rewards”.

The NNPP chieftain then called on the Federal Government to always do what is doing to encourage other sectors like sports in education too.