Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday said the improved performance recorded at all levels of education in the state has justified the huge investment of his administration in the education sector.
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The governor spoke in Ado-Ekiti at the launch of a N2.5 million library development fund organised by SPEB Model Nursery and Primary School.
In a statement by the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, “the provision of instructional materials in schools, promotion of teachers and appointment of principals as permanent secretaries and most importantly, teachers and other workers pay which comes 20th of every month without fail have been largely responsible for the revolution now taking place in our schools. We are poised to restore our lost glory as the fountain of knowledge."
He said when he was making electioneering promises, he vowed to get his own siblings enrolled in the public school to be able to feel the pulse of the system directly. “I did promised to withdraw my kids from the private school to public schools here and they are here now. It makes it easy for us to know where the shoe pinches, so that we can tackle the problems head on and identify with the children of the common man. I feel fulfilled that my children are learning here just like any other kid in the state," he said.
Fayose, who described libraries as the engine room of knowledge, pledged the commitment of his administration to the provision of functional and well-equipped libraries in public schools across the state, to ensure teachers and pupils could have a conducive environment to promote learning.
He donated N500,000 to the library fund and promised to buy at least four buses for public schools in the state and directed that all schools in the state must taught their students Ekiti anthem as it would set Ekitis apart as a unique set of people within the context of a larger Nigeria.
Fayose thanked teachers in the state for their co-operation and support which was responsible for the considerable improvement in education, now manifest for all to see. “Although our detractors may not see the positive changes now taking place, but the common people do appreciate. So, if you are convinced we are doing it well, tell your people and make it known that things are getting better here by publicising the good tidings," he said.
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