The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, is ready to partner and collaborate with education organisations on quality and quantitative education in the primary sector.
The Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran made this known on Thursday in Ibadan during a presentation on Basic Education Mitigation and Recovery Strategy for Oyo State, which was held at the boardroom of the agency.
According to him, the board was ready to partner and collaborate with education organisations, bodies agencies towards ensuring quality and quantitative education that will promote the basic education policy of Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration.
“The board is ready to partner and cooperate with education organisations, bodies and agencies for quality and quantitative education that will promote a better basic education system in Oyo State.”
Dr. Adeniran added that the present administration in the State recognised the importance of education, hence the allocation of 22.37% of the 2020 budget to education.
“It is the realisation of the importance this government accords education that His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, allocated a big chunk of 22.37% of this year’s budget to education alone, this is the first time in the history of Oyo State that such will be given to the sector.”
The presentation was done with the officials and members of the management of SUBEB in attendance.
Earlier in her address, the Chief Transformative Officer, Windsor Educational Services, a U.S based Educational organisation, Mrs Toyin Awoderu, noted the credible achievements of the government in basic education.
She affirmed that much as been achieved in basic education of the state through free education for all primary school students, construction of infrastructures, completion of abandoned projects and renovation as well as making the sector to have human face.
“I want to commend the Oyo State Government for the notable achievements recorded in the primary education sector especially in the areas of free education for all primary school students, construction of infrastructures, completion of abandoned projects and renovation as well as making the sector to have a human face,” he added.
