THE DIFFICULT MARCH TOWARD EDUCATIONAL SECURITY IN NIGERIA: LAW, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE IMPERATIVES

Chief Awolowo’s contributions to education were legendary. Of particular importance in this respect was his introduction of Free Primary Education in the Old Western Region way back in 1955 and the deployment of as much as 52% of the Region’s resources on education to make total men and women out of the indigenes of the Region then. This paid off with the monumental development of the Region ahead of others, even till today.