Ayodele Olalere
Lagos State deputy governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat has said the purpose Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration has invested massively in the Education sector was to solve the problem of Out-Of-School children and ensure all children that pass through the state’s system of education come out better and more productive.
Hazmat who spoke on Wednesday at the second and last day of the 2022 Lagos Education Summit with the theme “Creating a Sustainable Fit-For-Purpose Education Model”, said the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, has embarked on moves to bring back to the classroom children who have left school.
He added that the comprehensive schools which the state has commenced remains important, stating that the essence of the reforms and interventions made in the education sector was to ensure ‘every child that goes through the system comes out better and enhanced.
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“SUBEB was able to identify why those children are out of school and they solve those problems after bringing those children back to school. In Lagos, it is not just about statistics but the practicality of what we are doing; how do we bring children back to school? How do we give them the best?”
He mentioned that it was important to create a sustainable education system fit-for-purpose, but maintained the conversation must be taken to the front of concrete steps for implementation.
In her remarks, the Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University, Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for what she described as “his effort and insistent passion in ensuring that quality and purposeful education continues to be provided for the teaming population of our State as provided in the THEMES agenda.”
She mentioned that Western countries like the United Kingdom and United States of America have been able to achieve their feat with significant commitment and plans in their education sector.
She emphasised the need for quality education for the youth and urged the state government not to leave any stone unturned in providing a desired future for the youth.
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Prof. Ibiyemi commended governor Sanwo-Olu for investing so much in technology.
The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo said education is an important tool for the future of children. She also praised the governor for working tirelessly to provide quality education in the state.
The Ambassador of Education at the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Marjaana Sall, said it was essential to consider the quality education system and learning for all students as it is the critical bedrock for national development.