Legal Luminary and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola has bemoaned the continuous fall in Educational standard in the country, Njenje Media News can report.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN spoke at an event in Ekiti State where he expressed worry that a large chunk of today’s graduates can not defend their certificates. He further lamented that the situation is a far cry from what is obtainable in the past.
In his words;
“The common saying is that ignorance is a disease. I do agree. Indeed, poor education is worse than illiteracy. Poor education is even more dangerous than ignorance. Due to poor education, Nigeria is today producing graduates whose education makes them more dangerous than uneducated people,” he said.
He further charged all stakeholders in the education sector to help bridge the gap in the sector within the shortest possible term.