Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Tuesday reeled out its achievements and impact.
The Board reiterated its determination to attaining more success in 2021, more than the achievements recorded in the outgoing year.
Oyo SUBEB Chairman, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, while addressing journalists in his Ibadan office, also disclosed that the Board has recorded 95% projects completion amidst COVID-19 and End Sars protest.
He added that the Covid-19 pandemic was not an excuse for him and his associates to embark on making sure that education is seen as a tool to fight provery in the state as well as making sure that basic amenities are provided for both the teachers and the students in the State.
Adeniran further explained, “When we came into the office, we have plans and we ensure that we put in efforts to achieve this. To the glory of God, we awarded 5 model schools, 15 blocks of classrooms, we have 59 renovations done across the state as well as providing schools with chairs and tables for both the teachers and students. We also equipped the sports facility and to the glory of God, I can tell you that 5 model schools we awarded are completed and we only gave them out this year and we ensured that all hands are on desk to deliver these projects along with completion of borehole.
“We also equipped schools with farm equipment most especially on Animal husbandary and Poultry farming. Students are exposed to this to build themselves ahead of the future and prepare them to be financially stable and also to help them grow the Agricultural sector of the country. I am bold to say that we have 95% projects completion of all awarded projects given out.
“Despite having a lot of projects inherited from the previous administration, we are focused to deliver. We inherited 54 projects from the previous administration and by the grace of God, we were able to complete 41 projects so far despite the Covid 19 pandemic”, he continued.
Adeniran noted that the present administration in the state believes in continuity as he refuses to terminate contracts awarded by the previous administration. He , however urged the contractors to speed up the delivery of projects.
“The administration of Engr Seyi Makinde is the government of all and that is why we didn’t terminate contracts awarded by the previous administration despite the fact that they awarded a lot of projects and they were unable to complete many but we took it on ourselves to ensure that we complete the projects. We also realized that the previous administration didn’t pay the counterpart funds early to ensure the projects completion but this administration under Engr Seyi Makinde has been paying the counterpart funds to ensure we give out projects and ensure completions”, Adeniran added.
Speaking on recruitment, the SUBEB boss emphasized that the exercise is needed to boast the primary education in the state as they have lost many teachers to retirement, death and others, who have been redeployed to Secondary Schools
“We have lost many teachers to retirement, death and some to shifting from primary schools to Secondary Schools and we must replace them. We are already doing underground works as I can assure you that Oyo SUBEB recruitment will commence by the quarter of the 2021”, Adeniran concluded.
