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The Director of Communication, KwaraLearn, Bolanle Olukoju, has revealed that the enrolment into public schools has increased by 43% in 2022 as a result of the investment made in the Education sector by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s led administration.
KwaraLearn Spokeperson, said the record with the State Education Authorities across the sixteen LGAs and State Ministry of Education revealed this.
Olukoju, who lauded the good development, attributed it to investments in basic education and reform policies in the last three years, especially the KwaraLEARN programme.
“KwaraLEARN which currently operates in four local government areas in its Phase 1 has revved up the enrolment of pupils in public schools.
“The local government areas include Ilorin West, Ilorin East, Baruten and Offa.
“Parents and guardians in the state now have confidence in public schools, as they withdraw their children from private schools to public schools in Kwara” she said.
Governor AbdulRazaq had in 2019 when he assumed office paid the outstanding debt of the UBEC funds which further qualified the state to get an educational grant from UBEC.
“Under the Governor, more than 600 public schools have been renovated and given facelift out of the over 2000 estimated to be in decrepit conditions across the state.
“The Governor has also prioritised the payment of teachers’ salaries and their welfare packages, unlike in the past where they were owed several years of salary. This move has ensured motivation and made the job attractive.
“KwaraLEARN is an initiative of Governor AbdulRazaq to make the state’s public education compete favourably with global standards with the use of technology and automated solutions in government-owned schools.
“Under the programme, teachers have been given gadgets to aid their teaching.
“The government is also building digital literacy in some schools in the state.
“These investments of Governor AbdulRazaq are yielding fruits as parents have started developing confidence in the public school system which they have long run away from”
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