Opon Imo Will Save Osun N8.4 billion Of Textbook Procurement Costs
Posted by: Channels Television Posted date: June 03, 2013 In: Current, Local | comment : 1
The State of Osun on Monday took a giant step in its effort to tackle mass illiteracy and ease learning process in senior secondary schools across the state with the launch of Opon Imo.

Opon Imo also known as the tablet of knowledge is an e-learning device, the first if its kind in Nigeria provided by the state government to equip students with knowledge and make it easier for them to pass school leaving certificates examination.

According to the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf ARegbesola, the journey of the electronic device adapted for education purpose, was conceived in 2011.

He revealed that Opon Imo specifically meant for senior secondary students, will help ease the challenge of external examination and it will also save the state about N8.4 billion annually in textbook procurement costs.

The Governor also stated that the device will ease the students of carrying loaded backpacks of books which according to research result in back pains for the students.

Opon Imo is a standalone, educational, multimedia e-learning content platform that comes with pre-loaded applications for WAEC and JAMB approved text books.

dare2think:


[size=13pt]I hope this progressive innovation does not get relegated into the shameful abyss called tribalism.[/size]

mapet: How? If I may ask?

Ideas and Ideals are not exclusive preserve of a few, even if it originates from a single entity. Kano State government sent reps to Lagos to learn about the BRT scheme. Aregbesola himself sent his waste mgt team to Lagos to learn about waste mgt.

I think it's honorable for states to extend this scheme to their domain as well. It's lofty, it's despirately need to be extended to all school children in Nigeria

mutw:
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/06/03/opon-imo-will-save-osun-n8-4-billion-of-textbook-procurement-costs/

blink182: If it is pdp government, you will hear things like 'the government has approved N80bn to buy tablets for secondary school students' and that would be the end of it.

gratiaeo: all this things na wash!

dridowu: u dnt need to komet. Learn to appreciate good things @ least 4 once

gratiaeo:
Good things ko' another misplaced priority!

gratiaeo:
Yes, we acknowledge that the
Governor has
promised to give schools a
face-lift...and even though
all that still remains at the
realm of 'promises'...and
we thank him for that, but
such face lift should not
also involve giving shoes to
people who don't have feet.
So, let out great governor
in his best of intentions,
divert the funds for these
computers to other
immediate needs, like
desks, quality teachers, until we have electricity, conducive
environment for those hitech
tools.
computers/ipad don't
(as yet) charge/run on candles!

All the secondary
schools... would these
computers/ipad charge on
electricity or candles?

davidzfarm: Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has taken education in the state to the next level, carry on my Gov.

brownlord: Arrant nonsense, opon imo abi na kpomo imo, i still do not know the brain behind aregbe's useless policy, Osun state is still the most backward state in terms of education, am presently serving here and i can say this is a wrong step by the state governor, a state where they dont have up to 3 teachers, they rely solely on corpers and OYES ( teaching practice student ) for teaching this children, in my school only 5 staff, 1 principal, 2 vps and 3 teachers, only 2 of the teachers go to school, the school is about the best in the local government and i wonder what would be happening in the rest, this is the only state that an ss3 student can not speak common pidgin english fluently not to talk of writing it down, student still sit on the ground and a few bring chairs from home, there is no desk in class, our government only engage in project that would benefit them, am sure the money he looted from the so called omoluabi uniform is finished and they looking for avenue to loot more, theres been several occasions for days there would be no chalk in school, during test and exams this children sit on the ground to write exams, why cant aregbe employ more qualified staffs/teachers instead of relying on corpers who come and go and Osun state college of education who most times they themselves cant even speak english, in my school a teacher was caught teaching english with yoruba, if i have the time i will post some script of this student test and exam on this forum for this man to be engaging in all this useless project that would not stand the test of time, in their just concluded waec, even the invigilators from waec are the one pleading with corpers to assist the student, is just a shame for people who are not in the state to be celebrating aregbe for this failed policy