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Lagos State House Of Assembly Plans 'adopt-a-school' Project by Nobody: 7:24pm On Sep 19, 2016 |
The Lagos state government may be planning to get public office holders to be involved in the renovation of public schools in the state under the ‘Adopt-a-school project,’ to ensure a conducive environment for students. This was revealed by the chairman of the state House of Assembly committee on education, Hon Olanrewaju Ogunyemi, on Monday, September, 19, 2016. Ogunyemi with one of the educationists in the state during the visit According to him, this was a way to assist the government to develop the education sector in the state. While on an inspection tour of some schools in the state as they resumed for a new session, Ogunyemi emphasised that the government of Akinwunmi Ambode was trying its best to develop the sector, but that it has limited resources. The committee visited the Agidingbi Junior and Senior Grammar School, the Ojodu Junior and Senior High School as well as Ojodu Junior and Senior Grammar School. Ogunyemi said: “Our committee is contemplating asking those of us in government to adopt a school each under ‘Adopt-a-school’ project, where each member of the state House of Assembly and other public office holders could adopt a school and say: ‘what can I do for the school as a member of cabinet of the state’. “We all must live by examples,” he said, adding that philanthropists and public spirited individuals, some of whom have children in public schools, have assisted in donating items to schools in the state. The lawmaker added that privileged parents who have the capacity can help schools in the state with needed materials. He enjoined everyone to come together to salvage education in the state, saying that the government could not do everything alone. Ogunyemi, who said the unscheduled visit was to enable the committee see how the teachers and students were settling down for the new academic session and to see the atmosphere, where they are to learn, lamented that the committee discovered some dilapidated structures in some schools during the cause of the visit and that they would get across to the state government on this. Some of the students in one of the schools visited by Ogunyemi “We told the principals and teachers of the schools that they should continue to think out of the box and increase their ingenuity to make what is possible to be possible. “Whatever the constraints are, the government would try as much as possible to do its best. The budget of the education in the state has increased in the last two or three years from 12 percent to about 17 percent this year. “This is a plus for the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. Also, in the last eight weeks, the government has rehabilitated some of our schools, and the government is doing its best for the sector. “The legislature would continue to partner with the state government to get the best for education in Lagos state. “We saw what is happening at Agidingbi Junior Grammar School. We would continue to ask for intervention from private individuals and public spirited individuals because the government cannot do it alone. “There are other sectors like health that the government has to attend to and the government is doing everything possible to ensure that teachers are paid as at when due. Ogunyemi addressing some teachers in the state during the visit “The administration of Governor Ambode is committed to ensuring that we have quality education in the state and the House is with him on that. Addressing some students of Agidingbi Grammar School, who were locked out for arriving the school late, the lawmaker said that the committee members were not too pleased with them. “We got here at 8.25am, when we expect you to have been in school. We need to have a change of attitude. As leaders of tomorrow, punctuality should be your watchword. “Being prompt to activities is part of education. We believe that you would make prompt attendance your watchword throughout the term,” he said. The committee also visited Lagos state Education Resort Centre in Ojodu, where they were received by the deputy director, Mrs Omolayo Akinlade. Akinlade later took the committee members round the facilities at the centre including those in the centre’s mini-studio, language laboratory, production room, teachers resource centre as well as a conference room. Members of the committee who accompanied Ogunyemi on the visit were Hon Sola Giwa and Hon Akeem Shokunle. |
Re: Lagos State House Of Assembly Plans 'adopt-a-school' Project by Nobody: 7:37pm On Sep 19, 2016 |
am not tring to diss any goverment o but it takes a leader with gud vision to know ow to improvise if things are really changing for worse lagos state govt has been using these policies on private sectors like banks,thru d adopt a school program.i know of stanbic ibtc bank.stanbic adopted a school in lagos where they provide school materials,seminars etc instaed of waiting on federal govt grants, other states shuld make sure they stimulate both private sectors and high profile individuals in contributing their quota to d growth of the state |
Re: Lagos State House Of Assembly Plans 'adopt-a-school' Project by allan105: 12:52am On Sep 20, 2016 |
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