OYO GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WORLD BANK TO EDUCATE 170,000 ALMAJIRIS, HAWKERS
The Board Chairman emphasized the readiness of the State Government to effectively take off the street, all out-of-school children and put them in public schools, adding that the programme would cater for hawkers and Almajiris in the State.
‘Despite all the hiccups, I strongly believe that the essence of BESDA, which is to effectively take all the out-of-school children off the streets and draw them back to schools, will be accomplished in Oyo State’, he assured.
Penpushing further reports that, Adeniran while expressing displeasure on the outrageous number of out-of-school children in the State, stated that the Government would ensure that a total of 62, 733 hawkers were taken back to school, while 107, 803 Almajiris would be taken off the streets in the Oke-Ogun region of the State.
The State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), boss noted that the Board had embarked on strategies that would ensure all out-of-school-children are returned to schools before year-2022.
“Oyo State as one of the participating States would ensure that all out-of-school-children are brought back to schools within the years of the programme implementation in the country as a whole”, he stated.
The Board promised that the State Government, would pay undivided attention to reduction in the number of out-of-school children, improve their literacy level and strengthen the education system.
Penpushing also reports that, earlier in his remark, the Head, Coordination Support Team, Mallam Iro Umar, expressed optimism that Oyo State has a good team to implement the project, noting that the State, through the Universal Basic Education Board, has met necessary parameters and has what it takes to drive the programme to a fruitful end.
‘Oyo State Government would receive an initial BESDA grant of $3Million, to kick off the programme in Ona-ara, Kajola, Surulere, Saki West, Akinyele, Olorunsogo, Iseyin, Saki East, Oyo West, Ogbomosho South, Ogbomosho North and Iwajowa. Other Local Government Areas are, Ogo-Oluwa, Ibadan South East, Oriire, Oluyole, Afijio, Oyo West, Ibadan South East, Egbeda, Oreloope, Ibarapa Central and Ibadan North East’.
