The education policies of Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has been described as being reminiscent of the education reforms of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, during the First Republic.
This was the observation of the Ooni of ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, on Thursday, at the public assessment forum tagged Gbangba Dekun in Ile Ife.
Gbangba Dekun is a platform provided by the state government for people to meet their leaders and office holders to openly assess the performance of the government on its programmes and policies.
The Ooni, who was represented at the gathering by Obalufe of Iremoland, Chief Folorunsho Omishakin, said one striking resemblance between Awolowo’s education reform and Aregbesola’s current education reform was that both were antagonised.

According to the monarch, in 1955 when Awolowo started his education reforms in the then Western Region, people antagonised him but the late sage remained undaunted in his commitment to turning around the region’s education fortune.
He regretted that a few people had failed to see beyond the immediate to see the overall benefit of the school reform process blaming those antagonizing the plans as mixing pure development issues in the education sector with politics and religion.

“If other regions had followed what he did in the education sector in the then Western region, may be today there won’t be Boko Haram up North or militants in the Niger Delta. Or at worst, what we would have today are educated militants and Boko Haram members.
“So, like Awo, don’t be discouraged by antagonisms and criticisms of few people. Remain focused on your reform programme and you will succeed,” the Ooni said.

Meanwhile, workers in the state restated their endorsement of Aregbesola’s second term bid.
This was affirmed by the chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Francis Adetunji at the third edition of the public forum.
Adetunji, who spoke on behalf of the workers, said all labour unions in the state formed a united front to actualise the ‘come back’ dream of Aregbesola because workers had never had it so rosy under former governments.

“For the first time in this state, workers are happy and feel safe that their welfare would not be neglected or jeopardised by a government.
Aregbesola’s government understands workers’ needs and takes care of their welfare.
“He quickly responded to our requests and wishes when workers in other states still had problems with their state governments across the country,” Adetunji said.


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Ogbeni Rauf omo Aregbeshola well done but we need MORE! Osun a dara o, ile yor'ba oni baje o

State of Osun- land of virtue

Good work.......truth be told, ogbeni is doing a great job.....I jst feel to some extent, the stakeholders(Teachers) in education sector in osun have been sidelined.....we are yet to hear their frank opinion on this matter dat affects dem directly.....NUT is not as as active as expected....primary and secondary education are very sensitive to even the slightest modification.....

This Man second term na hin sure pass!

Ds one wey Ooni don talk, na Own Goal (Home Goal.. lol) for Omisore

The Symbol.. 2014!

Hmm