Oyo State Government has restated its administration’s commitment to accord more priority to the education sector.
The Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde stated this in Ibadan at the opening of a two day policy dialogue workshop with stakeholders on “Better Education Service Delivery for All”, organized by World Bank in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC.
Engineer Makinde, speaking through the state Commissioner for Education, Professor Kehinde Sangodoyin implored all stakeholders in the education sector to cooperate with the present administration in eradicating increasing number of out-of-school children in the state.
Engineer Makinde hinted that the present administration had jacked up budgetary allocation to the sector from the previous administration 2-5% to 10 percent , adding that to achieve the United Nations goals of Sustainable Development Goals, massive deployment fund must be channeled towards education.
The Chairman Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran while disclosing that Oyo State was the only state in the South West of the country to benefit from this World Bank initiative, noted that the programme would help in eliminating child abuse and labor, improve health and hygiene, promote self-reliance, increase economic growth and also enhance social strength of the nation.
Dr. Adeniran also called for support from stakeholders to ensure a face lift in the education sector.
Adedayo Adelowo
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