Ekiti schools get instructional aids

The Ekiti State government yesterday distributed textbooks and instructional materials to primary and junior secondary schools.

The colourful event was held on the premises of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on Okeesa Street in Ado-Ekiti.

Governor Kayode Fayemi, who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, described the gesture as a demonstration of the commitment to qualitative education.

He said: “The distribution of these textbooks, library resource materials and other materials, jointly provided by the state government and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), is meant to strengthen Agenda 4 of the 8-Point Agenda of this administration.”

Fayemi said his administration considered the provision of reading materials and libraries as important.

He listed the provision of a conducive environment for teaching and learning as well as the motivation of the workers as some of the administration’s efforts to boost education.

“Now that our teachers are motivated and the Professional/Rural Teachers’ Allowance has been approved to boost morale, these instructional materials will be put to maximum use by the pupils with the full cooperation and supervision of the teachers.”

Prof. Adelabu, who chairs SUBEB, urged officials of the board and the Ministry of Education to distribute the materials equitably.

Mr. Sunday Arema, who spoke for UBEC, said the passion with which the administration was pursuing its education agenda was commendable.

State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Mr. Kayode Akosile said the intervention of the Fayemi administration had restored the glory of education in the state.

He said posterity would never forget the administration’s efforts to give Ekiti children a better future.

A pupil of AUD Pilot School in Ajilosun, Yusuf Rabiu, thanked the governor and assured him that the pupils would make the best use of the materials.

Also at the event were Commissioner for Education, Science & Technology Kehinde Ojo; representative of the School-Based Management Committee (SMBC) Chief Sylvester Adeyanju; Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission Bayo Adeniran; representative of the Association of Primary School Headteachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON) Ola Akintoye; Special Adviser to the Governor on Chieftaincy Affairs Aderemi Ajayi and former Commissioner for Education Chief Bisi Egbeyemi.

Source: The Nation