The first era of military rule
(1966-1979) in Nigeria
was followed by the second republic, which had a presidential system of
government. The 1979 constitution was the legal basis of education in the
period. The objectives of education as provided in chapter II,
Section 18, Sub-Sections 1-3 of the
1979 constitution are:
(i) The government policy shall be
directed towards ensuring equal and adequate educational opportunities at all
levels.
(ii) The government shall promote
science and technology,
(iii) The government shall strive as
and when practicable, provide
(a) Free, compulsory and universal
primary education
(b) Free secondary education, and
(c) Free adult literacy programme
The 1979 constitution put education
in the concurrent legislative list. This implies that responsibilities and
authority in the provision of education ought to be shared among the three
tiers of government, that is, federal, state and local governments. Chapter 11
of the constitution gave the federal government more powers than the states in
the areas of post primary, professional, technological and university education
under its control. The states had total control of primary; post primary,
technical, technological, university and other forms of education within their
territories. In states like Ogun and Bendel, the organization and
administration of primary education were transferred to their respective Local
Government Councils.
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