bukola Adebayo
Some 10,143 of residents who enroled for the Lagos State adult education initiative last year have completed the programme.
This was made known by the Special Adviser on Education to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, at the 2017 sensitisation and mobilisation campaign drive on adult literacy held at the Igbogbo Baiyeku Local Government Area of the state.
At the event attended by traditional rulers and other stakeholders in the education sector, the special adviser, who represented the governor, noted that 11, 492 people enrolled for the programme in 2016, out of which 10, 143 graduated.
Delivering a keynote address, Bank-Olemoh explained that the Ambode government had continued to invest in education because of the importance it attached to it.
He said it was the reason why the administration came up with the Eko N Kekoo initiative last year.
He said, “You would recall that the Eko n Kekoo (Lagos is Learning) initiative was launched October last year to tackle the menace of illiteracy in the state. This was in line with the determination of the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to lead an inclusive government with an unwavering resolve to build a Lagos that works for all.
“Already, we are making a remarkable progress towards achieving our goal. Last year, 10,143 neo-literates out of 11,492 who enroled for the programme graduated successfully, most of who have also enroled for the vocational education programmes delivered by Lagos State especially through the Agency for Mass Education. We aim to make them more self-reliant and active contributors to the economic well being of the state.”
He added that the government had established 250 new literacy centres to make the programme more accessible to Lagosians, just as it trained 250 new adult facilitators earlier in the year.
“It’s my pleasure to inform you today that 10 of these new centres are located within Igbogbo town while more centres will be established in coming weeks and months; especially in the rural areas. But eradicating illiteracy in a state like Lagos is not the responsibility of government alone,” Bank-Olemoh noted.
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