Students in Ogun State have expressed their satisfaction at the revamping of technical colleges across the state, saying it would boost technical education.

They said the move would produce skilled workforce capable of meeting the demands of both local and international markets.

The students equally noted that aside increasing enrollment and enabling students to compete favorably with their counterparts across the country, the move would contribute significantly to closing the skills gap nationwide.

Recall that the state government, through the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Abayomi Arigbabu, had announced that rehabilitation of technical colleges in the state had commenced.

The commissioner explained that the exercise was meant to attract more students to technical education.

Speaking on behalf of the students, the Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Ogun State Joint Campus Committee and the National President of the National Association of Ogun State Students (NAOSS), Gabriel Francis and Kehinde Thomas, in a joint statement on Monday, commended Governor Dapo Abiodun.

They described the move as a laudable step towards breathing a fresh air into the state-owned technical colleges.

The students opined that rehabilitation of the structures would, in no small measure, contribute to the learning skills of students.

Parts of the statement read, “The ongoing rehabilitation work and the upgrading of facilities would enhance practical learning, foster creativity, and provide a conducive environment for academic excellence.

“Apart from helping to attract more students to technical education, would also increase their employability and prepare them for entrepreneurial opportunities in various industries.

“NAOSS and NANS want to commend the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, for his administration’s move to revamp technical colleges across the state. This move is not only right, but, timely, especially now that technical manpower and skills are in high demand.

“The students associations strongly believe that rehabilitation exercise would go a long way in boosting technical education towards producing a skilled workforce capable of meeting the demands of both local and international markets.”

The students however urged Governor Abiodun to enhance security around campuses of tertiary institutions in Ogun to prevent abduction of students by kidnappers, who now target campuses to carry out their nefarious acts.

Revamp of technical colleges will solve manpower, skills demand – Ogun students