The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved the appointment of 10 additional special advisers, (SA) for Governor Seyi Makinde.
The request was encoded in a letter from the executive governor, read by the clerk of the house, Mrs. Felicia Oyediran.
Sanjo Adedoyin moved the motion for the approval and seconded by the Minority leader, Hon. Ashimiyu Alarape.
The house also deliberated on the urgent need to arrest the dearth of teachers in public schools in rural areas of the state.
In his comment, the lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency II, Hon. Adebayo Babajide noted that people affected mostly by inadequate teachers are wards of poor parents.
“The rich can sponsor their children to private schools, but the less privileges in our society, in our rural areas do not have the resources, and that is while they depend on us as government.
“They constitute the larger percentage of electorates, and that’s while we need to make them priority.
“We charge the executive to encourage and provide social amenities like good roads, potable water, health centers and others to rural communities with a view to discourage rural-urban drift among school teachers,” he added.
