The importance of education cannot be over emphasized. Education in this context, is the process through which an individual is socialized to acquire the skills and knowledge to participate in all spheres of life. Education is a mobile treasure that travels with an individual throughout life and it enables one to grow, develop and be empowered to participate in all phases of life including politics. This fact was emphasized by Ojobo (2005) in his observation that, Educational empowerment of people is the foundation of all other forms of empowerment, be it, social, economic, technological and political