Edo now a reference point for education reforms in Africa says Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government has transformed the State’s education sector using the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) Programme, repositioning the State as a reference point for education reforms in Africa.

Obaseki said this while giving his closing remark at the festival of nine lessons and carols with the theme, “Transforming lives, the blessings of Christmas,” organized by Edo State Ministry of Education, at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

Obaseki said his administration will be leaving behind a strong educational system to cater to the educational needs of all categories of students.

He said, “I am happy watching these children perform this afternoon at the nine lessons and carols. Seven years ago when we resumed as a government, we didn’t have this but I am happy we are leaving this behind. We are leaving behind an education system that has come to stay and caters for all, particularly children of the ordinary man and woman of Edo State.

“What you have witnessed here today is the hard work and dedication of some people who have worked with me to turn around the education system in Edo State.

“Edo is now the reference point in Africa for education reforms and this is due to the hard work of the Commissioner and her team. They have put in enormous work over the last several years. This will be my last outing with you as an ecosystem to celebrate Christmas but I want to assure our students that what we have started will be difficult for it not to continue and be sustained, due to what we have put on ground.”

The governor called on Edo people and other stakeholders in the education sector to rise and defend what his administration has done to ensure quality education for Edo children, adding, “We believe that Edo people will not fold their hands, including all other stakeholders and allowed things to go bad the way it used to be.

“This is Christmas and a time for merriment; where families and friends come together to exchange gifts, a time for building and strengthening our Communities. No matter how challenging and difficult things may be, this is a passing phase as all these children we are training and giving skills to, in a few years’ time will be the ones who have changed things in Nigeria. They will produce more goods and services, make us care less about importation and foreign exchange, and make us less import-dependent.

“I need to do one more thing before I leave; this will be the last time that you will be hosted outside in the scorching sun. Before I leave, I must make sure I build a facility that will accommodate at least 10,000 persons. It will be a dome, a multipurpose dome and even if I will not be governor next year, the event and carol of nine lessons will be hosted in a more convenient place.”

Others at the occasion include the Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq.; Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku; religious and traditional leaders; children from various schools in Edo State; market women; civil society groups, and other top government functionaries, among others.

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L-R: Edo State Commissioner of Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe; Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, and Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, at the festival of nine lessons and carols with the theme, “Transforming lives, the blessings of Christmas,” organized by Edo State Ministry of Education, at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

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Obaseki the Peoples governor.

Nice one sir.

Which Edo? No be the "Aye vs Eiye" Edo you dey talk about?

Edo is a reference point for cultism and cult related killings in Africa

The joke is on this fool

Absolutely true.Edo State has set a standard for other States and countries to emulate.E -learning has exposed Edo children to simplified method of learning as it is in the western world.God bless Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki ✅

Edo to the world.

This olodo thinks he is fooling people. A complete failure in all front is talking about world reference. May we not have another scam rule Edo again. Obaseki na complete error

God bless Obaseki.

I remember supporting this guy's during his feud with osho thinking he was going to be better, now I know better

A reference point in AFRICA?
One of the reasons i dislike many politicians is their terrible appetite for lies

Ride on sir ...

Oga Oba , we all supported you against Oshiomhole just as we are supporting SIM against Wike because South South no be Lagos , we don't condone Godfatherism and oppression.

But abeg try go develop your State and fix the roads ,, if possible, meet Oshiomhole to lecture you on how to fix and construct roads .

Governor wa

Drowning Nigga

Edo?

LIZARD JUMPING DOWN FROM FENCE AND PRAISING ITSELF!

Okay.

Welcome development

Ok

Clown of a governor

There are no teachers in secondary schools in Ẹdo state. You single handedly killed tertiary institutions in Edo Eg college of education Ekiadolor, College of Agriculture Iguorhiakhi, Ekpoma, etc. This Obaseki is the worst Governor Ẹdo ever had.

Which Edo is this one talking about?

The one with only 3 teachers including the school principal in a whole secondary school in town?

No library no good classrooms for students to learn

Zero science laboratory in nearly all secondary schools outside Benin city? Habana...

May Thunderbolt roar through Osadebe House soon..

Righthussle:
Which Edo?

The Best State in Nigeria you know.

Their ladies are educated, cheerful and meeky and beautiful Angels to behold. Their Men are hospitable and lovely.

Ballmer:
The joke is on this fool

You are always bitter and full of frustration

Hmmm

Which Edo 😂
Edo that There state university increases there school fees to 200k. WIC make many edolite to drop out. My sister that is in faculty of medicine there, her school fees was increase from 130k to 350k. She told me many of there class mate drop out. Edo have the worstest road in Nigeria and many more ooo

If not for NYSC may be Edo state will not have teachers. Most government schools have less than 3 teachers.

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Edo now a reference point for education reforms in Africa says Obaseki




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