Gov Mbah Makes Case for Change in Nigeria’s Current Education Model

The Enugu State gov­ernor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for a change in Nigeria’s current education model, stating that it cannot deliver the much-needed speedy de­velopment and economic transformation.

Mbah advo­cated a shift from rote or memorisation to experiential learning, which he described as the missing link between education, industrialisation, and GDP growth.

The Governor made the call on Tuesday while delivering the 1st Enu­gu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Dis­tinguished Personalities Lec­ture Series entitled “Experi­ential Learning: Building the Wealth of the Nation.”

Mbah noted that knowledge has always been the prime le­ver for progress throughout human history, the reason he said nations like the US, China, Germany, and Nether­lands, which invest the most in building a qualitative and experiential education eco­system are the world’s leading economies – United States of America.

Governor Mbah, who is currently building 260 Smart Green Schools to power experien­tial learning in the 260 wards of Enugu State, stressed that by embedding the model from the basic to tertiary levels of education, Enugu was creat­ing a seamless pipeline where students progress from foun­dational learning to practical innovation.