The World Bank has supported 120 public
primary and secondary schools in Ekiti with
teaching materials running into millions of
naira.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr
Idowu Adelusi, said in a statement issued in
Ado Ekiti on Sunday.
Adelusi said that the items were handed over
to Gov. Ayo Fayose at the Government House
for onward distribution to the selected
schools.
He quoted Fayose as expressing gratitude to
the World Bank, saying his administration
would complement the bank’s effort by
supplying the remaining schools with the
items.
The governor’s spokesman said that this was
to ensure that no school was left out in the
exercise.
He quoted the governor as saying select
government-approved private schools would
also be considered in the exercise.
According to him, the governor has
consequently ordered that henceforth,Open
Day will now be observed in all public schools.
“The new policy is to enable parents to go and
assess the performance of their children and
wards in schools from time to time.
“They don’t have to wait until the term runs
out when the children will bring their
academic results home.
“The level we have attained in the education
sector must be improved upon
“We can’t afford to drop our guards, if we
came first in NECO examinations this year, it
must not be once in a while achievement, we
must maintain our enviable position.
“I am not in support of fire brigade approach
to policies as that won’t help us as a state.
We must plan ahead and take necessary steps
to consolidate our feat in the area of
education
“For teachers, we can’t jettison them, as doing
so is ignoring the future of our children. We
will continue to encourage them and I appeal
to our parents to show understanding too
“Teachers are human and they have personal
challenges and must be encouraged for them
to pay attention to our children.
“The instructional materials won’t go on their
own and stick themselves to students’ brains,
it is the teachers that will use them to teach
our wards and children,” he quoted the
governor as saying.
The World Bank instructional materials,
included chalk, mathematical sets, books and
compendium of past questions on subjects,
among several others.
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