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.

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

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