Over 1,500 Teachers Complete Training On Tech-Based Teaching As Obaseki Launches Edo-BEST



...Education marshalls to stem loitering by students

To kick-start the overhaul of the Edo State's basic education sub-sector, Governor Godwin Obaseki has launched the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) programme, with over 1,500 teachers in the state graduating from the training on Information and Communication Technology-based teaching method.

Obaseki urged parents to take advantage of the reforms in the state's education sector and warned that Education Marshals will be deployed across local government areas to stem loitering by school children. He said parents who fail to ensure that their children are enrolled and remain in schools will be arrested and fined.

Speaking at the launch of Edo-BEST Programme at Samuel Ogbemudia College in Benin on Thursday, April 19, 2018, Obaseki said the state would work with Local Government Areas (LGAs) to coordinate the Education Marshalls, who would be on the watch to ensure students do not loiter about during school hours.

"If a child is found loitering during school hours, he or she will be apprehended and the parent of the child will also be arrested and fined,” he warned.

The governor also assured that perimeter fencing will be erected around all schools across the state, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari tasked all state governors to ensure security in schools.

He added that any building located inside the schools would be fenced in and such properties then automatically belong to the school.

The governor stated that his administration wants to ensure that any child who receives basic education would be able to read and write, which is why new technology-based learning method is being deployed in the state’s basic education sub-sector.

He assured that the Edo-BEST programme would be extended to all schools in the state, calling on communities to show commitment to protecting schools from vandalism.

Commissioner for Education, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, said the overhaul of the basic education sub-sector and the adoption of new methods of teaching and learning will bring unprecedented change to the sector.

He said the governor would kick-start a reward system for teachers who distinguish themselves in the Edo-BEST programme.

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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, with primary school teachers who were trained on the use of Information and Communication Technology for teaching, during the launch of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday April 19, 2018, in Benin City.

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L-R: Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State Chapter, Barr. Anselm Ojezua; Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Basic Education and Acting Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe; and Commissioner for Education, Hon. Emmanuel Agbale, during the launch of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) by the Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Thursday April 19, 2018, in Benin City.

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Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki (2nd left) his wife, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki (left); Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu (2nd right) and his wife, Mrs. Maryann Shaibu (right), during the launch of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) by the governor, onThursday April 19, 2018, in Benin City.

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Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Basic Education and Acting Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe (speaking), with primary school teachers who were trained on the use of Information and Communication Technology for teaching, during the launch of Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (Edo-BEST) by Governor Godwin Obaseki in Benin City, Edo State, on Thursday April 19, 2018, in Benin City.

nice development

This governor Obaseki is indeed exceptional. Another plus.

I wish Obaseki is my governor. Edo people are lucky people.

frayozzz:
This governor Obaseki is indeed exceptional. Another plus.

A down-to-earth person I can see. See how happy those teachers are with him. I can imagine their joy and excitement.

Obaseki is one governor to watch-out for. He seems to have lots of ideas.

BidBam:
Obaseki is one governor to watch-out for. He seems to have lots of ideas.

I agree with you, but for him to have achieved so much in just 1year in office, I believe he fortified himself with good advisers and dedicated team of staff from day one.

This action of our very active governor will surely create a multiplier effect in our education industry. Weldon Mr. Obaseki!

This is a very good initiative that will be surely sustained considering the governors crave for success.

I am so glad about the introduction of Education Marshalls. It will surely cub truancy.

Come and see...my Governor Obaseki is a Governor to be very proud of for real.