Gov Adeleke flags off distribution of teaching, learning materials in public schools

The Osun State Government on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of teaching and learning materials to pupils and students in public schools across the state, assuring that the administration is committed to securing the future of Osun children through qualitative education.

Speaking at the flag-off programme held at the SUBEB Conference Hall, Abeere, Governor Ademola Adeleke, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Teslim Igbalaye, reaffirmed that education remains a top priority of his administration and pledged continued efforts to strengthen the delivery of quality education.

“Education remains my government’s top priority, with consistent investment in raising learning standards across schools. I have paid counterpart funds to UBEC from 2019 to 2024, clearing arrears neglected by past administrations. We have constructed and refurbished over 400 classrooms in 139 schools and supplied more than 12,500 sets of furniture for pupils, students, and teachers,” he stated.

The governor further highlighted other interventions: “My administration has improved digital literacy with ICT materials, solar systems, and 1,000 tablets for attendance monitoring. We have also supported school sports, agricultural training, and teacher welfare, including the implementation of the minimum wage, while extending special care to children with special needs.”

He added that the 2024 UBEC/SUBEB Action Plan, already underway, includes the construction of 333 classrooms, boreholes, toilets, perimeter fencing, ICT facilities, monitoring vehicles, motorbikes, and additional furniture for schools.

“Today’s flag-off marks the distribution of new instructional materials across our schools, including exercise books, notebooks, chalk, markers, textbooks in core subjects, and over 12,000 sets of furniture. With this, the burden of pupils carrying chairs from home is now history,” Governor Adeleke affirmed.

He also announced that the Alternative School for Girls in Osogbo will commence academic activities on 22nd September 2025, alongside other schools, while the UBEC Model Smart School in Osogbo is ready for resumption, with plans to replicate the model across the state.

In his remarks, the SUBEB Chairman, Mr. Fadipe, disclosed that vehicles and motorcycles would be distributed across local governments for effective school monitoring.

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He urged teachers in the state to make good use of the materials and to continue supporting the present administration.

“Among the items to be distributed here today are computer sets and their accessories, tablets, solar equipment, mini buses (Sienna and Korope), motorcycles for school monitoring, science equipment, library materials, sports equipment, school chalk, diaries, writing materials, exercise books, textbooks, Mathematics kits, among others.

“These instructional materials were procured by the State Government to facilitate smooth teaching and learning processes in schools, as well as effective school administration and supervisory roles of heads of schools.

“I want to appeal to our teachers to continue to support the State Government and to make good use of the materials we are distributing today,” he concluded.

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE