THE Oyo State government, through the state Education Trust Fund (ETF), has distributed free exercise books to students of public secondary schools and technical colleges in the state.
Speaking during the handing over of the books to the schools at the ETF office in Ibadan, the state deputy governor, Chief Moses Alake Adeyemo, said the government would continue to work towards raising the standard of education in the state.
While commending the ETF for its positive intervention in the education sector, Chief Adeyemo explained that since the government could not do everything alone, that was what brought about the establishment of the ETF.
“The ETF is a brainchild of Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who believed in partnership with stakeholders on certain issues to get things done.
“Since the establishment of ETF, while is headed by the chairman, Chief (Mrs) Onikepo Akande, the organization, through the support of education stakeholders, has been able to contribute significantly to the development of the education sector in the state, and it is doing this without government funds.
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“I, therefore, want to commend Chief (Mrs) Akande for the good work she and her team are doing, and I hope it will continue to get better,” the deputy governor said.
Earlier, the ETF chairman, Chief (Mrs) Akande said the books would relieve the parents of students in public secondary schools in the state the extra resources to procure books for their children and wards.
Mrs Akande, a two-time minister, therefore, called on well-to-do members of the public, as well as corporate organisations, to partner with ETF through donations in order to move the education sector forward.
She said the agency’s intervention in the state’s technical colleges and tertiary institutions would also continue while explaining that it was the responsibility of all and sundry to partner with government to further reposition education in the state.
The exercise books would be given to all students of public secondary schools in the state.
