Ondo okays free education, stops paying SSCE fees

Following the recommendation of the Ondo State 2017 Education
Summit, the Ondo State Government has resolved to continue to
provide free education for pupils of public primary and secondary
schools in the state.

The summit, however, also recommended that parents and guardians
would, as from 2018, take responsibility for the payment of their
children’s and wards’ fees for the Senior Secondary School
Certificate Examination.

The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, had earlier declared that
his administration would not cancel free education at the public
primary and secondary schools levels. He had also pledged to
provide qualitative education at all levels in the state.

The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology,
Mr. Femi Agagu, disclosed this while addressing journalists on
Thursday on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in
Akure, the state capital.

He said the council looked critically at the decisions of
stakeholders at the last summit and resolved that the government
would continue to fund education at the primary and post primary
levels.

The State Executive Council, according to the commissioner, also
approved the setting up of an education trust fund that would help
to mobilise funds for the education sector in the state, in a bid
to improve the sector.

He said, “The trust fund would be managed by a committee
comprising prominent sons and daughters of Ondo State.”

According to the commissioner, the committee will encourage each
adult citizen of the state to pay N1,000 into the trust fund.

Following the recommendation of the Ondo State 2017 Education
Summit, the Ondo State Government has resolved to continue to
provide free education for pupils of public primary and secondary
schools in the state.

The summit, however, also recommended that parents and guardians
would, as from 2018, take responsibility for the payment of their
children’s and wards’ fees for the Senior Secondary School
Certificate Examination.

The state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, had earlier declared that
his administration would not cancel free education at the public
primary and secondary schools levels. He had also pledged to
provide qualitative education at all levels in the state.

The state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology,
Mr. Femi Agagu, disclosed this while addressing journalists on
Thursday on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting in
Akure, the state capital.

He said the council looked critically at the decisions of
stakeholders at the last summit and resolved that the government
would continue to fund education at the primary and post primary
levels.

The State Executive Council, according to the commissioner, also
approved the setting up of an education trust fund that would help
to mobilise funds for the education sector in the state, in a bid
to improve the sector.

He said, “The trust fund would be managed by a committee
comprising prominent sons and daughters of Ondo State.”

According to the commissioner, the committee will encourage each
adult citizen of the state to pay N1,000 into the trust fund.