The Ogun State Government has fulfilled its promise to pay N10,000 cash award to 100,000 primary and secondary school learners in the state. The payment aims to provide succour to parents and students in the current economic situation.
It was excitement and praise galore as the Ogun State Government on Wednesday flagged off the payment of N10,000 cash award to 100,000 primary and secondary school learners in the over 2, 000 public schools across the four divisions of the state. The payment is in fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to pay N10,000 to indigent pupils and students in the state's primary and secondary school s.
Speaking while monitoring the disbursement of the money in some schools in Abeokuta, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu noted that the payment was one of the strategies used by the governor to provide succour to parents as a result of the present economic situation in the country. Prof. Arigbabu noted that the gesture was meant to provide succour to pupils and their parents. He said: 'In view of the economic realities in the country, the governor decided to provide succour to the people of the state using multiplicity approaches to achieve thi
Ogun State Government Payment Cash Award Primary School Secondary School Learners Promise Indigent Pupils Students Economic Situation