In a bid to clamp down on the persistent act of the kidnapping of school children, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, South-Western part of the country, has approved the employment of security operatives for public schools in the State.
Abiodun disclosed this on Wednesday when he received members of the House of Representatives committee on basic education, led by its chairman, Julius Ihonvbere.
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“As a responsible government, we have approved the employment of security men in all our schools. We do not want to be reactive on the issue of security in our schools,” he said.
“We want to ensure that our children and teachers are safe while in school.”
The State Governor also announced plans to rehabilitate 600 schools across the State before the end of his first term in office.
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He said the projects are part of efforts to ensure a conducive environment for teaching and learning.
“In spite of the much we have done, each time I see some news items on the television or newspaper about one school whose roofs are about to fall, I ask myself ‘when will we cover all these schools?’he said.
“The task to rehabilitate the schools to ensure a conducive environment for the children to learn remains our priority. Our target is that by the end of the first four years in office, we will have given about 600 schools a facelift.
“We are also in the process of awarding the construction of 60,000 furniture contract so that the children can sit comfortably while learning.”
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