THE Lagos State government has boasted that its schools are
far better than private schools in terms of quality of teachers,
amenities and service delivery.


Mrs Adebunmi Adekanye, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Education, made the observation in her reaction to the outstanding
performance of two students of Abibat Mogaji Millennium Senior
Secondary School, Fatai Tadese and Chibuzor Iwuala, who won the
first and third prize respectively in this year’s PZ Cussion Chemistry
Challenge.


The PZ Cussion’s Chemistry Challenge, the fifth in the series, is an
annual competition designed by PZ Cussion Plc to encourage
secondary school students (public and private) to embrace science
subjects, especially Chemistry, and make a career of it for the
purpose of growing the nation’s economy.


Adekanye, in a press release by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs
unit of the ministry, Mr Adesegun Ogundeji, said the performance
of the two students had justified what she described as huge
investment of Governor Ambode’s administration in the provision of
school infrastructure and the development of human resources in
government schools.


She promised to present the duo alongside Zhejimatu Anthony of
Festac Grammar School, who came fifth, to the deputy governor,
Dr. Idiat Adebule, for further recognition.


While Tadese and Iwuala went home with N1 million and N500,000
respectively for their efforts and also N750,000 for the first runner-
up, Pelumi Adegoke of Newhall International School, their school
will also get laboratory equipment and the Chemistry teacher
100,000 for grooming them.


Over 3,000 students competed in this year’s edition while only six,
including Oluwapelumi Adegoke of Newhill International; Israel
Ikulayo of Brainfield College, and Munachimso Onuoha of
Whitessands Academy made it to the finals.

This is true and highly commendable. If you go to most of public schools in Lagos , you will agree with me that education sector is given a priority in the state.
In terms of quality education, South West is always the pacesetter

jidamsel43:
This is true and highly commendable. If you go to most of public schools in Lagos , you will agree with me that education sector is given a priority in the state.
In terms of quality education, South West is always the pacesetter

I know people will erroneously label me a hater for this, but the Lagos state model for education funding is flawed. If Ambode should keep up with the borrowing pace in Lagos and continue funding education it will end up eating into the states main budget. What every state needs is a good IGR mechanism that can sustain recurrent expenses.