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EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OGUN STATE SINCE INCEPTION OF THE OTUNBA GBENGA DANIEL ADMINISTRATION

One of the fundamental paths to empowerment of the human race is through Education. This is because before any person can be empowered, such an individual must be equipped with the necessary tools required to operate and become effective in a larger society. This requirement is fulfilled by the foundation provided by education – which is the process or system that facilitates the acquisition of skills, knowledge, information and know-how through formal or informal means. Competence in any field of human endeavour comes through education and learning and the multiplier effect of this to the society is that it helps to prepare both youths and adults to be successful citizens contributing their own quota to the society. When people are educated, they are equipped with the enabling knowledge and requisite skills needed for active participation in a productive economy.

Today, Ogun State is distinguished as the most educationally advanced State in Nigeria with an intimidating credential to show for this. There are twenty-four tertiary institutions with campuses located within Ogun State out of which eleven is proudly owned and maintained effectively by the State Government. The eleven tertiary institutions owned by the State Government include the following:

  1. Olabisi Onabanjo University, a multi-campus institution with colleges in Ago-Iwoye, Aiyetoro, Ibogun and Ikenne;
  2. Tai Solarin University of Education – the first university of Education in Nigeria upgrade by the OGD Administration;
  3. Moshood Abiola Polytechnic;
  4. Technical College, Yewa;
  5. Technical College, Abeokuta;
  6. School Nursing;
  7. School of Health Technology;
  8. Social Development Centre

In a bid to ensure that the dividends of democracy and impact of operating in a democratic environment is felt in the educational sector, the State Government has invested tremendously into infrastructural development of educational institutions, human capital development, vocational, IT and entrepreneurship studies, retraining  and promotion of the Teachers. Some of the giant strides recorded so far by this present administration can be classified under Primary Education, Secondary Education and Tertiary/Higher Education Respectively.

  1. PRIMARY EDUCATION – Inline with the Millennium Development Goals and Targets which stipulates that developing countries must achieve Universal Primary Education by the year 2015 such that children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary school. The State Government has made landmark strides in Primary Education through improved provision of teaching and learning infrastructures and teacher’s welfare. The State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) charged with the management of the 1350 public primary schools with a population of 452,298 pupils and staff strength of 16,821 teachers was setup through the State Law No.28 of August 2005.
    1. Infrastructural Development
      1. 712 classrooms were re-roofed in primary schools
      2. 48 new primary schools have been constructed by the Otunba Gbenga Daniel Administration
      3. Through partnership with the World Bank Community Self Help Project, the SUBEB rehabilitated 261 classrooms
      4. Similarly, 50 new classrooms have been completed under the Universal Basic Education Programme while the construction of another fifty (50) in on-going
    2. Teachers Development
      1. 5,500 teachers have been trained in reading skills by Tai Solarin University of Education and Olabisi Onabanjo University
      2. The Federal College of Education, Osiele assisted in training of 2,500 science teachers
      3. Four hundred Early Child Care Education handlers also went through workshop on phonics
    3. Teachers Staff Welfare
      1. Three years of unpaid leave bonuses have been cleared
      2. Over 10,000 teachers enjoyed arrears of promotion
      3. Another 6,000 teachers have just been promoted
      4. Government pays an average of N440 Million every month as salaries and allowances to both teaching and non teaching staff
      5. Running Cost to schools, which used to be N2.00 per child per term, was increased to N50.00 per child per term by this administration. The financial implication of this is that a total sum of N24 Million is paid by this Government every term as running cost to primary schools
    4. Primary Science
      1. The sum of N27 Million was invested by the State Government for the purchase of Science Equipment which was distributed to 500 schools in 2004/2005 academic year
    5. Provision of Instructional Materials
      1. Provision of 80,000 Continuous Assessment Dossier
      2. Provision of 15,780 Records/Diaries and 16,000 Attendance Registers
      3. Provision of 800 First-Aid Boxes
      4. Provision of 32,268 Textbooks in core subjects such as English, Mathematics, Integrated Science and Social Studies as well as distribution of 11,000 National Primary Curriculums to primary schools State-wide.
    6. Construction of New Primary School Buildings by Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board in the three Senatorial Districts
      1. Ogun West Senatorial District
        1. Local Government School, Idolehin, Ado-Odo/Ota
        2. Community Primary School, Igate, Ipokia
        3. Community Primary School, Obada, Imeko/Afon
        4. African Primary School, Orile-Anibo, Ilupeju Ayetoro, Yewa North
        5. Local Government Primary School, Awuko/Alagbon, Yewa South
      2. Ogun East Senatorial District
        1. St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Igbere, Ijebu East
        2. AUD Primary School, Oke-Sopen, Ijebu North
        3. Local Government Primary School, Idale, Ijebu-Ode
        4. A/C Primary School, Ilisan, Ikenne
        5. Baptist Primary School, Ogbogbo, Ijebu North East
        6. Local Government Model School, Odogbolu
        7. L.G. Primary School, Ode Omi, Ogun Waterside
        8. L.G Primary School, Eluju, Remo North
        9. St. Paul Anglican Primary School, Makun, Sagamu
      3. Ogun Central Senatorial Dsitrict
        1. A.N.L.G Primary School, Ilugun-Asalu, Abeokuta North
        2. Lisabi Model Primary School, Ita-Agemo, Igbehin, Abeokuta South
        3. A/C Primary School, Onigbedu, Ewekoro
        4. St. David’s Anglican School, Orogbe, Ifo
        5. St. John Anglican School, Aberu-Agba, Obafemi-Owode
        6. O.L.G Primary School, Apojola, Odeda

 

  1. SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
    1. Re-roofing and re-ceiling of 52 Secondary Schools at 2 Schools per State Constituency
    2. Provision of twin desks and benches for first year students in public secondary schools and Government Secondary And Technical Colleges State-wide
    3. Provision of desks and benches for distribution to schools and Government Secondary And Technical Colleges State-wide
    4. Provision of 3,600 pairs of desks and benches to secondary schools and Government Secondary And Technical Colleges
    5. Notebooks and Higher notebooks were distributed to schools as follows:
      1. Public Primary Schools -                        141,155
      2. Secondary Schools -                    289,939
      3. Government Secondary And Technical Colleges Students -                          4,428
      4. OOU (Higher Notebook) -         18,000
      5. MAPOLY -                                 59,000
      6. TASUED -                                   21,404
    6. Supply of 1680 and 1000 pairs of desks and furniture to public secondary schools and Science & Technical Colleges early this year.       

 

 

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