The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has ordered the reopening of twenty three schools in four local government areas of the state after 10 years of land dispute.
This good news followed an intervention on Thursday by the Deputy Governor of the state, Bayo Lawal who also doubles as the Chairman of the state boundary Committee.
Chairman of the Committee, in a stakeholder’s meeting organized to discuss ways of resolving the age-long land dispute, charged the chairmen of the four affected local governments of Atiba, Afijio, Oyo East and Oyo West LGA to ensure security and peace in their domains.
He warned that if there are any breaches of security, the Chairmen will be held responsible.
“I appeal to you, our elders and chairmen of the affected local governments, to consider the future of these children. The primary reason this meeting is held is for the schools that were closed for 10 years to reopen immediately. That is the message from the governor himself”.
“We have engaged all the stakeholders, community leaders, Honourable members, the Chairmen of the various local governments, and we have agreed that schools must reopen in the interest of those children”.
Meanwhile Mr. Lawal stated that the Ministry of Education will oversee the schools, after reopening.
The affected schools include Community Basic School Obananko, Oyo; Community Basic School Laagbe, Oyo; Pinnock Memorial Bapt School Aba Epo Oluwatedo, Oyo; Bapt Basic School Oluwatedo, Oyo; St. Luke Anglican Bada Idiyalode, Oyo; L.A. Basic School Ago Oyo; Community Basic School Igbo Olose, Oyo in Oyo West LG.
Others are Community Basic School Adebimpe, Oyo; Community Basic School Obasere, Oyo; St. Thomas Anglican School Alabi Olorunda, Oyo; St. Michael RCM Apaara Village, Oyo; Methodist Primary School Ajagba, Oyo; Bapt Central School Oniyanrin, Oyo; Bapt Primary School Aguo, Oyo; ADS Primary School Baba Elesin, Oyo in Oyo East LG.
Also affected are L.A. School Lannite, Oyo; L.A. Primary School Gudugbu Orile, Oyo; L.A. Primary School Gudugbu, Oyo; ADS Primary School Aba Olori, Oyo; ADS Primary Abujakan, Oyo; L.A. Basic School Alagbon, Oyo and L.A. Basic School Imeleke, Oyo also in Oyo East LG.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu; the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran; Chairmen of the four local governments; traditional leaders, among other stakeholders.
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