My Administration Will Give Attention To Education Sector — Governor Adeleke

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said his administration will continue to give the necessary attention to the education sector.

Adeleke also disclosed that doing so is in a bid to place the state where it belonged educationally.

He made this known during the distribution of instructional materials to public secondary schools across the state on Monday.

Adeleke who said his administration is determined to change the face of education in the state for the better added that there was a need for a comprehensive education sector reform agenda.

"Our administration is determined to change the situation for the better.

"To that end, we have a comprehensive education sector reform agenda.

"We will soon hold an educational summit where all stakeholders will brainstorm.

"The summit will enable me to submit the Imole Education Agenda with a view to fast-track the implementation process.

"Our aim is to ensure an education system in tune with the demands of the 21st century."

The state helmsman explained that his government is determined to improve the learning environment of schools, empower teachers and continue to provide learning aids frequently. 

While stressing that his administration has a very ambitious target for the education sector, Governor Adeleke maintained that his ultimate goal is to improve the educational rating of Osun from the present 34th position to between 1 to 10th positions. 

"Part of the reason for failure at national examinations is lack of familiarity with computer systems.

"Majority of our students are not able to use computers until a few days before their examinations.

"Unfortunately, most examinations are now computer-based.

"Upgrading students' computer skills is therefore one of the major goals of my administration.

"To that end, I hereby direct the Ministry of Education to clean up and re-open the nine computer centres located in selected schools across the nine Federal Constituencies.

"The facilities in those centres are rotting away.

"We must put them to good use for the betterment of our education system," the Governor concluded.