The Oyo state government has encouraged Oyo Education Secretaries to strive to impart discipline and sound morals within their Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities for the overall good of the state.
Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, advised at a meeting with Education Secretaries on Thursday, stating that, their duties are not just about academics, but also to instill sound moral values in their subordinates.
The chairman who equally stressed the importance of the State’s religious diversity and the need to tolerate one another disclosed to the Education secretaries that before students in schools can exhibit sound morals and discipline, it is imperative for both the teaching and non-teaching staff to be disciplined, to be able to impart such morals
“Each Education Secretary must be self-disciplined, otherwise they will lose the right to discipline others, as immediate role models to others”.
However, Dr. Adeniran revealed that
the Oyo state government through the Board, will not tolerate any religious intolerance, adding that no religious bigotry will be tolerated in the State public schools.
He observed that every religion and law protects the life of every citizen, adding that no pupil must be coerced into a belief system he or she finds uncomfortable
The OYOSUBEB chairman, while commenting on the scarce public school teachers in the state hinted at a possible redistribution of teachers across the state.
He also noted that there is an urgent need to correct the lopsidedness of teachers’ deployment in Oyo State, adding that an intra-local government distribution will aid education in the state.
Therefore, charging each Education Secretary to compile lists of teachers in each school under their supervision, as well as the enrollment in each school.
Further, The OYOSUBEB boss warned Education Secretaries and teachers against extortion or imposition of unauthorized levies on students, noting that offenders would be sanctioned.
Dr. Adeniran reiterated that the Oyo state government would not condone any corrupt practices by any Education Secretary or the headteacher.
Adeniran, while hinting that the state government has completed hundreds of school projects across all local governments, added that it will soon embark on the completion of some abandoned projects revealing that most of the projects were abandoned by contractors hired by the past administration in the state.
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