The Imperatives of Lobbying for Improved School Health Education Programme in Nigeria
Keywords:
decisionmakers, school health education programme, Lobbyist, LobbyingAbstract
Information about health is a priceless commodity. This is because getting the
right information at the right time saves a lot of lives. School education programme
therefore is an imperative scheme which relevant authorities must identify with.
This review is therefore assessing the imperatives of lobbying for improved school
Health Education programme in Nigeria. The primary aim is to encourage
lobbyists to establish a strong School Health Education Programme,
comprehensive enough to meet students’ needs. The study gathers that the success
of School Health Education Programme is determined by how effective its
lobbyists can participate in the lobbying competition. Based on the findings of
this study, it is concluded that in Nigeria, competition for school time and fund
allocation is stiff. Consequently, lobbyist should adopt a more flexible and
creative strategy and make, in advance, a personal and continuous contact with
decision makers so as to secure a better place for school health education
programme in the education industry in Nigeria.
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