Chairman of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Dr. Olusola Akinbode, has distributed learning materials to pupils in the council as part of efforts to strengthen basic education and improve teaching and learning.
Speaking with journalists during the exercise in Ayetoro, Akinbode said the intervention was aimed at supporting pupils and teachers while complementing the ongoing efforts of the state government to improve the standard of education.
He described education as a major priority of his administration, noting that the initiative was in line with the education agenda of the government.
‘We will continue to support our schools and provide the necessary materials that will make learning easier and more effective for our children in the council,’ Akinbode said.
The chairman said his administration was committed to ensuring that pupils, irrespective of their location in the council, had access to essential educational facilities and materials.
He also highlighted some of the council’s interventions in the education sector, including the construction and furnishing of a three-classroom block at Ansarudeen Primary School, Imasai; the renovation of a four-classroom block, at Ebute-Igboro; and an intervention at Yewa Central Primary School, Igan-Alade.
Akinbode, in a release by the council’s zonal Information Office, Later Akintunde urged the pupils to take their studies seriously and make judicious use of the materials provided, assuring them that the local government would continue to support initiatives aimed at improving education.
Speaking separately, the representative of Comprehensive High School, Ayetoro Comprehensive, Mrs. Ijeoma Nawaedeh of Comprehensive High School (Junior), commended the state and local governments for their various interventions in the education sector.
Nawaedeh described the provision of learning materials and improved learning facilities as a welcome development, saying the initiative would motivate both teachers and pupils to perform better.
Similarly, Mrs. Rebecca Akinwunmi of United Primary School and Mrs. Florence Bankole of Ayetoro Sector appreciated the chairman for the gesture, noting that the intervention would contribute to effective teaching and learning.
The beneficiaries also expressed appreciation for the initiative, describing it as timely and beneficial to their academic pursuits.