 Now, former political economist and founder of the Center for Value in Leadership, Professor Pat Utomi, has had parents to engage in the reading culture in their children. Professor Utomi, who spoke at the FBS Book Roundtable and Awards, said the best time to get adequate knowledge is in the primary education level, hence the need for government to give it priority. Details in this report. Publishers, booksellers, educationists and other stakeholders are gathered here. The focus is to dialogue on how books can act as agents of change in a rapidly changing world. Professor De Lega's business called Pat Utomi takes to the stage. He shares his thoughts on the fast-windling reading culture. The chief host, Lawrence Omidjera, holds similar views. We live in the age of ideas. Only those who have knowledge will be effective and make impact into this world. How do you transmit ideas? The most powerful way for transmitting ideas, books, because you can interrogate, question and prove things in depth in a book. When I was growing up, my father used to be a Navid newspaper reader. So I got used to reading newspapers. And I think I've passed the same notion to my children. So they are used to it, so it comes from the family. Other issues surrounding the nation's educational sector are brought to the fore. The stakeholders want government to walk the talk. Solutions are pro-ferred to the deaths of publishing houses and piracy. We need to focus more on primary education than the obsession with tertiary education. If we do that, then what goes into tertiary education will be quality. Right now, if garbage comes from primary level and enters the tertiary level, what exists is just a mush of garbage. If we had that and we recognise that quality primary education is local, government, community-based, where the parents are close enough to ensure that only the very best come to their children. We have looked at how people are losing jobs in the publishing industry. We've looked at the issue of piracy. We've looked at the sustainability of existing companies and a lot more affecting such industry. The only thing that can be done is to look at the business model first and foremost and see how the stakeholders in that industry can actually do things that will sustain the organisation. Let me say there is an education system as challenges, but they are not insurmountable. We only need to have a policy statement that will be strictly or religiously adhered to One of the high points of the event was the presentation of awards of excellence to the seven Nigerians, including the Yonni of Ife, Obadi Agonzi II, and the Lagos State Commissioner for Education for Lacha de Adefisayo. The round table are land leaders associated with books to develop solutions to problems, introduce new strategies and ensure collaboration among govres. Justin Acadone, Plastibe News Lagos. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.