CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The wealth of a given country is principally determined by the human resources, available natural resources and the state of her economic development. Of all these, it is the human resources that exploit the natural resources, accumulates physical capital and build the socio-political structure needed for national growth and development. Human resources can only be developed through proper education that is geared towards the needs of the individual and the society. This is why every government is concerned with providing education for the citizenry. The need for education draws from the idea that the children of today are the leaders of tomorrow, hence both local, state and federal government are keenly involved in providing educational services to her citizens. Nigerian educational system is to some extent decentralized and democratic in nature. Both in policy and practice, education in Nigeria is in the con-current list for both federal and states.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) in the National Policy on Education (1981:P) states in section 96 as follows: 1. The Federal Government shall prescribe minimum standards of education at all levels. 2. University, technical, pre-primary and post-primary education shall be the responsibility of both the federal and state governments. 3. Education Boards or Authorities will be responsible for management of schools and the appointment, posting and discipline of teachers. The various state governments and the Federal Ministry of Education have responsibility for establishing and managing secondary and other institutions, provided they meet the minimum standards prescribed by the federal government. This is democratic in nature and does not end with state ministries of education but supposed to be passed on to the individual institutions through their respective heads.