– Urges stakeholders to safeguard School facilities as a gesture of appreciation to the government
(Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State)
By Biola Lawal
Oshogbo (FLOWERBUDNEWS): The Executive Secretary (ES), Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alh Adekunle Yahaya Bakare, has commended Governor Ademola
(Alh. Bakare, Osun SUBEB Executive Secretary)
Adeleke for his high interest in the provision of quality, facility-backed education and care for children in public schools in Osun State.
Alh. Bakare also appealed to stakeholders in the education sector to guard infrastructure facilities provided by government in the public schools.
The Executive Secretary made the call while speaking in an interview with FLOWERBUDNEWS on Wednesday in Oshogbo on the achievements of SUBEB under the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration of the past two years and expectations from stakeholders.
”The Governor is doing well for the education sector,” Alh. Bakare stated, stressing however, that the government’s good gestures should be appreciated by all stakeholders through a judicious use of all the educational facilities being provided by the Adeleke administration.
The Executive Secretary disclosed that some of the facilities provided in the schools by the government were being vandalized wantonly, emphasizing the need for stakeholders, including community leaders to assist government in protecting the facilities.
”I appeal to all stakeholders in the education sector to guard, jealously, the facilities in the schools,” Alh Bakare urged, adding: ”vandals are entering the schools removing valuables, including aluminum windows etc and selling them as scraps.”
The SUBEB ES said that the menace of the vandals were not limited to rural areas, saying: ”even inside town, especially in Sabo area, most schools have been vandalised”.
He explained that the pillaging vandals operate mostly.in the middle of the night and hardly ever get caught.
Alh. Bakare reiterated his appeal to stakeholders and community leaders to ‘: help guard the school facilities in their areas.
The SUBEB Executive Secretary said that with Governor Adeleke’s performance, not only on road infrastructure, but in the Education sector, ”Osun has never had it so good”.
He disclosed that Governor Adeleke had ensured that Osun State Counterpart fund payment for UBEC was up-to-date.
”The Governor has been trying very hard to make provision for UBEC counterpart payments, even for 2924, he has paid though UBEC itself is yet to pay,’: Alh. Bakare disclosed.(FLOWERBUDNEWS)
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Established by Hon. Biola Lawal, a former Acting Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), FLOWERBUDNEWS is a consortium of active veteran journalists, experienced Multimedia broadcast experts and image makers. We are drawn from both public and private sectors of Nigeria’s media Industry with a common determination to enhance the practice of responsible journalism.
Lawal, on his part, is also a former Honourable Commissioner for Information,Youth, Sports and Culture of Osun state, his home state.
Biola Lawal had also successfully served two tenures as Press Secretary to the ECOMOG Force Commander in Liberia during the Liberian and Sierra Leone Civil wars. He was an outstanding NAN Defence and War Correspondent for many years.
The retired NAN Acting Boss holds the honour of being the only journalist that served two terms on the ECOMOG international assignment due to his high professionalism and decency.
He is a Co-Author of the book; ECOMOG, A BOLD ATTEMPT AT REGIONAL PEACEKEEPING! Edited Mrs Magaret Voght. The book remains the most. factual, detailed and authentic book on the ECOWAS sponsored ECOMOG Military operation.
