Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has restated the commitment of his administration to upgrading Senior Secondary education in the state in order to enhance foundation for university education.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Spokesperson, Mr Olawale Rasheed noted that Adeleke said this during the visit of the Executive Secretary of the Senior Secondary Education Commission, Dr Iyela Ajayi and his team to the Government House, Osogbo.
The statement noted that the team visited the state to choose a model school for rehabilitation and upgrade.
While describing Osun as a state that places a high premium on all- round education from lower level to the tertiary stage, the governor also said:
‘We are a government that believes strongly in education as a potent catalyst for state development.
Our government therefore believes in providing an enabling environment for students and teachers to achieve learning goals. The target is to produce all- round citizens with a sound mind.
To achieve those lofty ideals, our government devoted precious attention to upgrading learning facilities at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. With two state universities, two polytechnics and several private and federal higher institutions, we have ensured that no area is lacking in terms of requisite support’.
He told the delegation that Osun state is already working on domesticating the secondary education board law, adding that the state is committed to a strong partnership with the Commission.
‘I call for a deeper partnership between Osun and your commission. Before the end of this month, Osun state will domesticate the law for the establishment of a Senior Secondary education board . This is already at the third reading stage at the state house of Assembly’ he said.
Adeleke also added that the state is rebuilding almost all schools, expanding her pool of teachers by over five thousand; and sustaining the school feeding programme out of the 36 states.
Speaking earlier, the Executive Secretary, Dr Iyela Ajayi commended Governor Adeleke for the strides made in education and other sectors of the state, submitting that his team has visited some schools in the state and was impressed with the positive development across the state.
He expressed happiness at the embrace of the domestication request by the state government, calling a state law for senior Secondary school development as a condition for partnering with the national commission.
‘I commend Your Excellency for the good job you are doing in the state. We have gone round, and our commission is eager to be part of good news happening to Osun people’ the Executive Secretary, who was accompanied by his top officials, said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
