NCSCN pass vote of confidence on NUC Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki base on giant strides

Simeon Monday

The premium, globally placed on education towards human and national development cannot be controverted or over emphasized, and must continuously be advocated for, in order to achieve optimal productivity in any society.

In line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR and his campaign promises,  the NUC Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki has achieved much in the education sector  base  on evidential giant strides of achievements to his credit.

His achievements raises much confidence in the heart of the people of Nigeria for reformation and improvement of the sector.

The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria, NCSCN, in a press conference held on Wednesday in Abuja has passed a vote of confidence on the Acting Executive Secretary,  NUC, Mr. Chris Maiyaki.

According to the NCSCN Executive Director, Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu,
“We are gathered here today, to make public the NCSCN Position Paper after carefully assessing the performances of the current Administration on the University Educational Sector, with special focus on the Federal Ministry of Education and the National University Commission (NUC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR has asserted his commitment to educational development by appointing an astute Academician and renowned Administrator, Prof. Tahir Mamman as Honourable Minister of Education, to lead the kick-starting of his educational policy implementation. Shortly after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, he signed the Student Loan Bill into Law within few months as President; an action that remains a monumental achievement which goes a long way to underscoring the high priority his Government places on Tertiary Education, thus providing opportunity for expansion of access to higher education for indigent students, across the federation. Equally the removal of Universities from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), which enhances corporate governance of the universities and removes unnecessary bottle necks in implementations of programmes and projects by the Institutions. This single action also underscores Mr. President’s compliance of the subsisting court order in that regard and respecting the yearnings of university based unions”.
  
According to comr. Blessing A . Akinlosotu , he assured the people of Nigerian and the students in particular  that the loan will soon be in process not just for the people of Nigeria but for the poor Nigeria’s who has no money to pay for their academic.he also made it clear that the loan will be easier for the poor Nigerian to have access to it .

“Furthermore, implementation of the newly redeveloped Core Curriculum Minimum Academics Standards (CCMAS), which offers the Universities the opportunity to develop 30 per cent contents of its Curriculum while 70 per cent is provided by the NUC is a major milestone in attainment of functional and qualitative education in Nigeria. This is expected to impact positively on Nigerian Universities as it would assist in producing highly skilled, fit-for-purpose graduates, in line with current realities of our country.

“The Federal Government, through the Honourable Minister of Education, has approved the policy framework for Transnational Education, hoped to facilitate collaborations and partnerships between tertiary institutions in Nigeria and other universities globally. The Council is satisfied with the Educational Policy Trust of Mr. President and choice of Prof. Tahir Mamman as Honourable Minister for Education and Dr Tanko Sununu as Honourable Minister of State (Education), while urging the Minister and Management of the Ministry to continue in this positive direction. We all can also recall the recent exposure of a University in Benin Republic that for years has been awarding highly compromised Degrees to Nigerians within few months of studies and stern actions taken by the National University Commission (NUC).

“The commitment of NUC under the leadership of the Acting Executive Secretary, Mr Chris Maiyaki has been very impressive, as the Commission has embarked upon ridding Nigeria of substandard academic delivery. On the other hand, the international ratings of our Universities have begun to witness steady ascension due to pragmatic regulations by the leadership and management of the NUC boosting the morale and welfare of the staff of the Commission to achieve more. Our interactions with staff of the Commission yielded commendable testimonials as they expressed high satisfaction and confidence in the administrative performance of the management under the Mr Chris Maiyaki.

“The Council’s findings also revealed that the working relationship between the management of the Commission and Vice Chancellors of the Universities has appreciably improved in recent times, under the Acting Executive Secretary who grew up through the Commission’s ranks to this point of high responsibility. In pursuit of the advocacy of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria for encouraging performing CIVIL SERVANTS holding public offices and providing positive continuity in governance, we strongly recommend for the consolidation on these gains made in the university sub-sector especially by the NUC and to promote stability and progress in the purely administrative of role of the NUC to continue to oversee and regulate our ivory towers effectively with the benefit of hindsight and experience, and this is exactly what Mr Chris Maiyaki is presently providing at the NUC”, he added.