…team commends Ekiti on achievements in Education Sector

The Nasarawa State Government has commended the laudable achievements made by the Ekiti State Government in the Education sector.

The Special Assistant to the Nasarawa State Governor on Education, Hon. Idris Adamu gave the commendation in Ado-Ekiti when he led a delegation from Nasarawa State on a Study Tour to the Ekiti State Education Trust Fund and some key institutions in the
State.

Hon. Adamu said that though Nasarawa State and Ekiti State were created on the same day during the General Sani Abacha regime, the Ekiti State Government has recorded laudable achievements in the Education sector worthy of emulation; which necessitated the study tour of some key institutions in the State.

The delegation from Nasarawa State paid courtesy calls on the Chairman House Committee on Education, Hon. Jacob Awoniyi, the State Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye and the State Head of Service Dr Folakemi Olomojobi, before proceeding to the agencies, schools and Ministry where the impact of the activities of Education Trust Fund have been felt.

Applauding the Governors of the State since its inception for their tenacity in making the Education sector an example to be emulated, Hon. Adamu alongside members of team noted that their good works of State ETF made the State stand out.

He appreciated the efforts of the State House of Assembly for coming up with a comprehensive draft bill that guided Nasarawa State Government in proposing a bill for the establishment of a Trust Fund for their State that is awaiting assent, adding that the Assembly demonstrated what it takes to reform the Education sector as well as promulgating a law that empowered the Education Trust Fund to carry out laudable projects across the State.

In his remarks, the Chairman House Committee on Education, Hon. Jacob Awoniyi said that the need to cross fertilize ideas cannot be overemphasised, hence the need for organisations, states, to achieve progress

Hon. Awoniyi assured the delegates that maximum support will be given to them to make their tour worthwhile.

In her comments, the State Head of Service, Dr Folakemi Olomojobi stressed the need for Government to establish special funding platforms for the development and funding of education projects which led to the establishment the State Education Trust Fund .

She stressed that the ETF is meant to ensure that the people of the State have access to quality education.

Dr Olomojobi noted that Education goes beyond literacy as it entails building up a person’s entirety, encouraging the visiting delegation to ensure that they put people that have passion for Education in charge because Education is not a sector to toy with.

Also speaking, the Commissioner for Education Dr Olabimpe Aderiye reiterated the Government’s commitment to a free and compulsory education from primary to secondary level, though highly capital intensive, Ekiti State Government has been living up to expectation through the Ministry of finance and the Education Trust Fund via tangible and intangible projects such as the annual payment of WAEC fees, payment of running grants to ensure smooth running of schools, building of infrastructures, capacity building of teachers, giving of scholarships and bursary awards to undergraduate and postgraduate students of the state.

She added that Governor Biodun Oyebanji has created an enabling environment for innovation to thrive greatly in the State through the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Digital Economy which was carved out of the Ministry of Education where students undergo bootcamping and trainings that have launched them into the world of technology early in life.

The delegation from Nasarawa State was later conducted round strategic places in the State by the Education Trust Fund Team led by the Executive Secretary, Mrs Bosede Jegede .

The ETF Executive Secretary also ensured that the team interfaced with the Board members of the Ekiti State Education Trust Fund, Scholarship Board, Agency for Adult and Non-Formal Education, Board for Technical and Vocational Education, Technical Colleges and the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Digital Economy where the impact of the Education Trust Fund can be accessed.

Mrs Jegede in her remarks affirmed that Education Trust Fund could be likened to the State Emergency Management Agency where prompt actions are taken on educational programs and projects when the need arises.

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