Ondo promises free boat service to pupils

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko
Ondo State Government says it has concluded arrangement
to offer free boat service to pupils in riverine communities
in the state.
The state Commissioner for Education, Mr Jide Adejuyigbe,
stated this while receiving officials of the Anambra State
Ministry of Education in his office.
The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kate
Omenugha, led the delegation.
Adejuyigbe said the free boat initiative, particularly at
Ilaje and Ese Odo local government areas, was to replicate
the free shuttle bus gesture already in place other councils
in the state.
He said, “Our goal is to provide qualitative education for
our pupils and the government is doing everything possible
to achieve this. We are making sure that our schools have
facilities that would be conducive for learning. That is why
our pupils are performing well in both internal and external
examinations.
“The government has built 51 mega schools, just as it has
provided 90 free shuttle buses for the pupils. It has also
concluded plan to provide speed boats for pupils in riverine
communities where there are no roads, to take them back
and forth schools.
“The idea is to increase punctuality rate and check pupils’
drop-out level in the state. Again, education is free; now
parents have no excuse not to send their children to school.
We have deployed about 850 local government employees in
schools to teach. This administration believes in qualitative
education.”
Omenugha commended Ondo State for its achievements so
far in the sector, especially at the primary education level.