GOVERNOR DIRI REITERATES SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE, TECHNICAL EDUCATION AT WORLD EDUCATION FORUM.

Governor Douye Diri, has said that his administration focuses on science and technical education in order to produce young people with hands-on skills relevant for employment and job creation.

Governor Diri also stated that his government’s paradigm shift from paper qualification education was in tandem with global trends in education.

The Bayelsa governor spoke on Wednesday in an interview with the Times Higher Education Magazine on the sidelines of the World Education Forum holding in London, United Kingdom.

A statement by Mr. Daniel Alabrah, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor emphasised that the primacy of education to be able to build a decent society and to spur socio-economic growth and development.

He noted that a society that neglects education would be the breeding ground for criminal elements. According to him, education was the key to socio-economic growth and development.

On how the state’s educational system was responding to disruptions from climate change, Governor Diri said it was a major concern and that Bayelsa had its peculiar challenges different from how it is viewed internationally.

No fewer than 1300 policy makers and about 150 education and skills ministers from over 130 countries, including Nigeria, were participants in the four-day World Education Forum summit.