Parents of school-age pupils in Osun State were today gripped by panic as the government told students that they would be reassigned to different schools upon resumption of classes. Earlier, the state government had postponed the resumption of schools by two weeks, stating that it was reforming education. The postponement expired today.
 
Students showed up at their old schools today and were greeted with new lists of their assignment to different schools. The government ordered the students to begin moving their personal effects to their new schools. Numerous parents said they were distraught that their children poured into the streets, trying to locate their new schools. Some of them carried their chairs and desks.
 
“This is a crazy policy,” one parent said. He added that the so-called education reform was part of the state education board’s efforts to cover up Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s disastrous decision to convert Fakunle High School into a site for a Shop Rite mall. Several critics of the government’s policy accused the governor of acting in the interest of his political benefactor, former Governor Bola Tinubu, who is reported to be the owner of the proposed mall.
 
One source stated that the “reform” idea came up after alumni of the Fakunle High School as well as other stakeholders criticized the decision to demolish the school for either a Shop Rite mall or a parking space.
 
“The reform is an after-thought. Alhaji Aregbesola called it reform, and began reshuffling students after his plan met wide condemnation,” said the source. Students of the school had protested in February against the state government’s plan to demolish their school and convert it to a mall.
 
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that alumni and other donors had begun removing various items they had donated to the school after it became clear that the government would go ahead with its plan to transform the school into a business site. Earlier, the government had taken to television and radio stations in the state to deny that it had any plans to convert the school to a mall.
 
SaharaReporters learned that some missionary schools in the state had threatened to shut their gates against new students displaced by the government’s redistribution plan. Our correspondent said some schools actually shut their gates today, even though the government had postponed resumption by two weeks to address the school heads and other stakeholders.
 
“If [Governor Aregbesola] meant to do education reform, why is Fakunle not mentioned at all in the entire list of schools so reformed in the state?” asked one of the critics of the government’s controversial moves. He added: “The state government has completely removed the school from existence at all,” alleged an alumnus of Fakunle High School.
 
Some parents alleged that the government’s unannounced redistribution of students caused them great anxiety. They said they panicked when their children were late to return home at their usual time.
 
One of the parents, who is a retired soldier, said he was infuriated and could have acted dangerously when he did not see his children at their usual school premises. He said the principal had intervened and explained that his children had been redistributed to other schools. “They now need additional thirty to forty-five minutes to reach their school and the same amount of time to return home,” said the parent.
 
Several sources told SaharaReporters that no students were assigned to Fakunle High School. The school’s former students were told that they no longer belonged there. “That confirms Aregbesola’s plan to use Fakunle High School for servicing the interest of his political godfather,” said an alumnus of the school.

They would have enough to get settled in by the time NUT goes on strike next week and by the way how does this end ASUU strike? :/

Before I forget, F2C!

Hmmm we'll wait and see.

sick of Nigeria education. Make i port go gambia

ETT

No cause for alarm!

Jst because of greed dis govno decided 2 play wt children's life nd education. I tot reformation means improving d standard of d education by building enof clas rums, standard labs nd qualified teachers. How does reshuflin students amount 2 improving d educatiön sector of dt state?

Areagberascal re-distributing students witout considering if d new school is nearer to dia homes. Nonsense policy

Tita Riro lan kola,toba jinan tan londoge...

“This is a crazy policy,” one parent said. He added that the so-called education reform was part of the state education board’s efforts to cover up Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s disastrous decision to convert Fakunle High School into a site for a Shop Rite mall. Several critics of the government’s policy accused the governor of acting in the interest of his political benefactor, former Governor Bola Tinubu, who is reported to be the owner of the proposed mall.

'Bad belle' statement.

End time tins....mainwhile, first 2 comment....dancing azonto!

Related thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/1463642/oshun-demolishes-school-give-way

“They now need additional thirty to forty-five minutes to reach their school and the same amount of time to return home,” said the parent.

Several sources told SaharaReporters that no students were assigned to Fakunle High School. The school’s former students were told that they no longer belonged there. “That confirms Aregbesola’s plan to use Fakunle High School for servicing the interest of his political godfather,” said an alumnus of the school.

1. The government now decides which school the children go to, irrespective of their location?
2. The mall cannot be located any where else other than that school's location?
3. And some APC apologist will criticize people as being tyrants? SMH
4. This is from SaharaReporters? Signs of ....

Fazhy:

'Bad belle' statement.

How is dat a bad belle statement? If not for his greed y was d particular school in question left out of d reshufling?

Do u consider hw many student dat would be knocked down trying to cross d express just bc they av been fixed in schools across d road or far from dia home? Do u consider. How much it wil cost parents whose kids wia trecking to school b4 now to be paying transport fair for like 5 kids simply bc their schools are now far from home? Do u consider d psychological effect on d students u r reshuffling, blending in dis new school and with new students?

This is just a useless policy by a greedy, corrupt and clueless Aregberascal.

Related post:
https://www.nairaland.com/1463642/oshun-demolishes-school-give-way/3#18558981

Dpeacemaker101: @MOD,Please why the hidden post. So education is not worth it in Osun and after you people will sit and tell me Your APC crap. Well, I only have pity for these little ones,and the government should remember that EDUCATION is the highest investment a state can give a child. These APC people are just group of inconsiderate Agberos, your children will definitely ask you questions some day.

For sure the ACN/APC currently dominating south west politics does not give preference to education. It seems they are keen on raising area boys to compete with the almajiris of the north. Very soon we will be importing people from other states to work for us at a premium.
No yoruba state on the outstanding UBE awards as reported here.

Rivers State had also received N400 million for its outstanding implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme, using the 2009 Federal Government/UBE intervention fund. President Goodluck Jonathan presented the cheque to Amaechi in Abuja, during the “Good Performance Award to State Universal Basic Education Boards (SUBEBS), organized by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC).

Adamawa state, which came second, got a cheque of N300 million, while Kebbi state emerged third.


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I don't support this in any way.

Osun e ronu o!. I hope this man wouldn't have destroyed Osun beyond remedy by the time he would have looted all that is "lootable". Why re-distribute students against their choices knowing fully well that some of them must have chosen the nearest school to their home or for some other reason. What pains me the most is the colossal waste of public resources that is involved and given the fact that this 4-5-3 system will definitely be reversed by some other government someday.
I am also curious to know if the students will still be writing primary school leaving certificate since they are now on 4-5-3 as against the 6-3-3 educational system.
Aregbesola- omo a t'oko wa b'ale je.

emmasege: Osun e ronu o!. I hope this man wouldn't have destroyed Osun beyond remedy by the time he would have looted all that is "lootable". Why re-distribute students against their choices knowing fully well that some of them must have chosen the nearest school to their home or for some other reason. What pains me the most is the colossal waste of public resources that is involved and given the fact that this 4-5-3 system will definitely be reversed by some other government someday.
I am also curious to know if the students will still be writing primary school leaving certificate since they are now on 4-5-3 as against the 6-3-3 educational system.
Aregbesola- omo a t'Eko wa b'Osun je.

Thanks for your thought-provoking post, which I have amended slightly.
Hope you don't mind.

Nigerian politicians and their backward mentality....If you want to reform education- Build new schools, Bring in good teachers, supply text books and necessary equipment. How can you shuffle students like say na Whot cards you dey play?

BabaAlabi: Nigerian politicians and their backward mentality....If you want to reform education- Build new schools, Bring in good teachers, supply text books and necessary equipment. How can you shuffle students like say na Whot cards you dey play?

Lmao @ whot card.

I don't understand this man, I think he has good intentions but he just doesn't care about the structure of government.
Was he not the one that almost gave osun a new anthem and symbol (republic of odua)

Aregbe is an obvious fraud that the osun indegene can't wait to send packing.he is an hardliner acting like a socialist,but wait could socialism survive without welfarism?osun people are free minded people and are currently miffed with the anti-people policies and projects he has embarked on,he seems so proactive to the outlookers but an average osun indegene knows the only thing working in Osun is propaganda which has in no way helped the citizens.Aregbe has shown ignorance and disdain towards education Just like the former Gov Bisi Akande,(now apc chairman),who retrenched arts,social science and commercial subjects teacher,claiming they are not needed except their science counterparts.Am an almunus of that fakunle school in question,its arguably the school with most solid structure and on an expanse of land and the best public school in the state.he has convetously succeeded in selling our heritage as a newfoundland to his Lagos masters

Lets us hear from those servile flatterers who slavishly worship these baboons in power. Yet to see any of them on this page.

Is there no other land in Osogbo that can be converted to a school? Why must it be Fakunle? They used the guise of transferring students to different schools and even though that is annoying on it's own. What's more annoying is that no student was transferred to Fakunle which add credence to the rumours that the school wants to be demolished to make way for the building of a shoprite mall. This is pathetic.

An extremist and revolutionalist like ogbeni is far from what the liberal people would ever wish for.all his advertised projects are ruse which has inflicted more pain to the people.July 2014 will be a time to be free from this shackles he has plunged us into.people are homeless,compensation are not paid,everything is at fault with this O-thiefs who has traded us. He is worse than the pdp overlord in his profligacy and lootocracy.people a la masses are in anguish in osun as everything used there,labourers,tools and everything are brought in from lagos. all the paid publicity are sham waiting to blow open.Aregbe on his way to Jail after 2014

Ds policy is confusing me

To anyone that knws osun state very well the school Fakunle in osogbo is definitely one of the bst public schools in the state. It beats my imagination that a (progressive?) Governor will act in this manner demolishing a school for Tinubu shoprite! Its senseless! The guy his taking the respect pple of the state has for him for granted and if he dosent watch his back he will be disgraced out of office.

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Most yorubas dont reason before they act

What can I say? . . . It is well

Whether I comment to support or oppose these 'allegations', its still not going to stop some Nigerians from remaining hopelessly dogmatic supporters of unhealthy policies and retrogressive governance.

It is well Ooo my people.

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