ECOWAS MP urges W/African nations to invest 30% budgets in education – Daily Trust

ECOWAS MP urges W/African nations to invest 30% budgets in education – Daily Trust

The Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament Committee on Health and Member of Parliament from Cabo Verde, Dr Orlando Pereiza Dia, has called on West African countries to allocate at least 30 per cent of their national budgets to education. He said such investment is key to driving local production and reducing dependence on developed nations. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the ongoing meeting of the Parliament’s Joint Committee on Education, S…