The German Alumni Association of Nigeria (GAAN) has appealed
for improved collaboration between Germany and Nigeria in efforts to improve
the technical and vocational education in the country.
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Business News exclusively reports that this appeal was made by GAAN
National President, Sir Anthony Uko-Akpulu at the second national conference of
GAAN, which held at the conference centre, National Bureau of Statistics, Abuja
on Saturday, November 11, 2013, presided over by Dr. Boniface Amobi, President,
Nigeria Statistics Association.
As said by Sir Akpulu, Nigeria needs badly vocational
education, which he is certain that with collaboration between the German
government and federal government, the state government could establish
vocational schools in all the states of the federation.
“Such schools are doing wonders in Germany and Nigeria will
benefit greatly from such help,” he said, stressing that about 10 per cent of
Nigerian youths are admitted into higher institutions annually and wondered as
the remaining 90 per cent are left unattended to.
Akpulu cited for instance, that the Metallurgical Training
Institute (MTI) in Onitsha which was built with the help of the German
Government over 20 years ago is doing well in Nigeria.
“We need more of such schools all over Nigeria,” he
appealed.
He specifically appealed to GIZ and other affiliate German
organization in Nigeria to assist GAAN by sponsoring some five members to
Germany on facility tour of technical institution in order to boost the desired
upgrade of GAAN proposals to the national assembly recently on the
establishment of Vocational Education as the bedrock of the economy in Nigeria.
GAAN he explained are made up of Nigerians who have
graduated from German universities, vocational schools or worked in Germany so
as collectively synergise on how to help Nigeria to improve positively,
economically, socially and politically among others.
He applauded German embassy in Nigeria and GIZ for their aid
and corporation so far, while soliciting for continued support for GAAN to
enable it show the German literary light in Nigeria.
In his remarks, a representative of GIZ SEDIN Abuja,
sponsors of the conference, Mr. Raymond Dangana commended GAAN for the
conference, mostly on the theme for this year: Nigeria’s industrialization and vocational
training: the impact on youths.
He also assured GAAN of GIZ continued support as part of the
partnership to develop Nigeria in line with the international corporation
agenda of the German government and its affiliates.
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Pix: Raymond, Amobi and Akpulu
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