Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said education sector can no longer be neglected if the country wants to be at par with other developed countries of the world.
The governor, who stated this during an on-the-spot assessment to St. John’s School Aremo, Ode-Aje, Ibadan, noted that education sector had been neglected in the state for some years.
Makinde ordered the immediate renovation of blocks of classrooms and supply of furniture to St John Secondary School, Ode-Aje, Aremo, Ibadan and other worst-hit schools in the metropolis, saying government will try its best to ensure that the schools are fixed as quickly as possible.
The governor said the terrible condition of classrooms in the school would be addressed as quickly as possible.
He also noted that other public schools in the state with deplorable facilities would be addressed soonest to improve the quality of education in the state.
He said: “This is absolutely unacceptable. We will try our best to ensure that the situation is fixed as quickly as possible. The commissioner is here. The TESCOM Chairman and the Permanent Secretary, TESCOM, are also here.
“I am going to engage the community leaders once I get outside. If there are carpenters in this neighbourhood, they will make chairs for you immediately. If there are bricklayers here as well, they will fix this.”
The governor emphasized that the education sector has suffered a massive set back in the last couple of years, noting that the kind of terrible condition met in the school couldn’t have happened overnight or suddenly, as things got progressively worse.
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