The National President of NAPPS, Chief Yomi Otubela, in a statement, described education as the soul of national development. The NAPPS president emphasised the growing role of private schools in absorbing the demand that government institutions cannot meet and outlined six priorities for reform including; increased and accountable funding, improved teacher training and welfare, deeper collaboration between public and private schools. Others are extension of government palliative programmes to private institutions, strengthened technical and vocational education, and the deployment of technology in learning while bridging the digital divide. “At 65, Nigeria must reimagine education not as a privilege but as the single most important investment in its future,” Otubela said. “The task before us is clear: move beyond access to deliver quality education that equips every Nigerian child to thrive in the 21st century.”