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UNESCO standard in education is our target -Oyo

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Oyo State government will do everything possible to achieve the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) standard for education, the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, has assured.

Adeniran promised allocation of adequate funds to revamp the education sector in Oyo State.

Adeniran who made the promise while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan recently reiterated Governor Seyi Makinde’s promise to run free education in the state.

He called on parents and students to desist from any form of payment under any guise in schools across the state, promising stiff penalty against any teacher caught collecting money from students.

The SUBEB chairman noted that since democratic governance returned, the annual budgetary allocation to education in the state had been between four and five per cent.

He however commended Governor Seyi Makinde who promised ìnitial annual commitment of 10% of annual budget to education.

He described the Governor’s gesture as a good start, which would bring about a quick resuscitation of the education sector in the state.

Dr. Adeniran also affirmed that Oyo State Government had keyed into the Universal Basic Education Board’s scheme, Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by looking for ways to return out-of-school-children back to school and giving them quality education.

“This administration will do everything possible to achieve excellent education for our students without straining the financial capacity of parents and guardians,” he said.

“The UNESCO standard is our target and the target requires that funding for education must not be a matter of mouthing alone. Any serious government that wants to invest in education will allocate substantial fund to the sector in its budget, and that exactly is what we are doing,” he added.

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