The Akire of Ikire-Ile, Osun State, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun and a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode, have called on government at all levels in the country to restore the glory of public secondary schools as they used to be in the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
The Akire of Ikire-Ile, Osun State, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun and a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof. Lai Olurode, have called on government at all levels in the country to restore the glory of public secondary schools as they used to be in the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo.The Akire of Ikire-Ile, Osun State, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun and a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission , Prof.
The professor stated that many of his own generation attended public schools during the days of Chief Awolowo. “Imagine, 16 schools participated and 14 were public schools but there are no public school students among the awardees – both the junior and senior categories. You see how pathetic our public schools have become.
“The public universities are where things are happening. The private schools are limited. Most of the private universities cannot compete with their public universities counterparts. But unfortunately, due to some factors, people would prefer to send their children to private universities. If you want to enjoy public money or your tax, send your children to public universities; there is a subsidised fee there.
“On the side of the government, they should do everything possible to encourage the teachers by giving them good remuneration, paying their salaries as and when due, and ensuring that there is regular increase in their salaries and allowances’’. Sixteen Nigerian soldiers have been killed on a mission to halt clashes between two communities in the southern state of Delta, an army spokesman said on Saturday.