By Musa Solomon
The Executive Secretary, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) , Dr. Iyela Ajayi has praised the massive investment the State Government has made in Education, promising that the Commission would intervene in infrastructural development in Senior Secondary Schools across the State.
Dr. Ajayi made this known on Thursday 9th of May, 2024 in Lokoja after visiting some schools
The Executive Secretary who was elated of the Construction of GYB Model Science Secondary School and it state of the art facilities, described the school as a model standard in the world, noting that the classrooms, Laboratories, ICT Center ,Library as well as sporting facilities are equal to none.
Dr. Ajayi while commending the State Commissioner for Education Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, for piloting the affairs of the Ministry in the right direction, promised that the Commission would intervene massively in the area of Infrastructure, Laboratory Equipments, ICT and Libraries in Senior Secondary Schools across the State.
He appealed to the State Government to prioritize the welfare and training of teachers in order to enhance quality standard of education.
According to him, "If you ignored teachers, you have succeeded in ignoring education. No matter how beautiful the structure of your school is, if there is no teacher, then nothing has been done, because such school would only be producing students that are of poor quality.'
The Executive Secretary stated that the Commission would come out with a minimum standard for every senior secondary school in the Nigeria, saying that the proposed minimum standard would be a bench mark for the establishment and operation of Senior Secondary Schools across all the states of the Federation.
He noted that the minimum standard would significantly repositioned the Education Sector which according to him has long be neglected in areas of Staffing, Infrastructure and Equipments.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, applauded the visions behind the establishment of the Commission, noting that the Commission would set a bench mark for all Senior Secondary Schools in the Country.
He assured the Commission that the State Government under the leadership of Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, the Executive Governor of Kogi State would surpassed the minimum standard that the Commission would set as a benchmark for the operation of Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria.
Hon. Jones said the State Government is committed to making sure that education Sector is revived and the lost glory restored.
According to him, the increment of budgetary allocation to Education Sector from the 26% of UNESCO"s approved bench mark to 30% by the State Government was to make education viable and accessible to the people in the State.
He added that the declaration of free Education by the State Government for students in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the State would make education accessible to people, emphasizing that the payment of all Internal and External Examinations Fees for students in Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the State would ensure that education is accessible.
Schools inspected include, Government Secondary School, Koton-karfe, GYB Model Science Secondary School, Lokoja, Crowther Memorial College and Scintillate International Model School, Lokoja.
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