Education advocate and Director of FasTrack Schools, FESTAC Town, Mrs Adesua Obaseki, has urged the Federal Government to treat education as a capital project, warning that Nigeria cannot tackle its out-of-school crisis without prioritising long-term investment in classrooms over politics.
Speaking at FasTrack’s 2025 graduation in Lagos, Obaseki said, “If you train a nation, you are investing in your future. School is the greatest asset any government can fund.” She called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to “look inward and create a balance,” insisting that education must be ring-fenced as a nation-building tool.
Despite a biting economy, she noted, FasTrack maintained high standards, posting a 90 per cent pass rate in the last JAMB with 322 successful candidates. She recited alumni milestones: a former pupil had recently been called to the Bar, another was now serving in the US Army, and three siblings who had all graduated with First Class honours from Covenant and Bells universities. “Our economy may be challenged, but educators must not let that affect their output. We must keep bringing out the best in our children,” she told the audience.
To the graduands, she added: “A true leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. If you did not get a trophy today, keep pushing; your moment is coming.” Her call comes amid renewed pressure on the government to confront Nigeria’s swelling out-of-school population and the widening quality gap across the system.
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