Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and his counterpart in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke have called on stakeholders to prioritise education for the fast growth and development of Nigeria.
Makinde, specifically, asked parents not to hesitate in emptying their bank accounts for the education of their children, adding that Nigeria has a lot to benefit by having its youths skillfully trained, intellectually developed and professionally equipped.
For Governor Adeleke, his government believes that education is key to societal transformation, explaining that he has been changing narrative in the education sector of Osun.
They made this known on Thursday while speaking at the formal opening of Alolade Oyinlola College of Health Sciences and Information Technology and 2024/2025 matriculation ceremony for pioneer students at the school premises in Okuku, Osun State.
While commending a former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, for founding the College, Governor Makinde said Oyinlola has added to human capital development of the country, emphasising the importance of more investments in education in the country.
Represented by his Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Salihu Adelabu, the governor said in another 10 to 20 years, Oyo would witness holistic development across all sectors owing to his investments in education.
Governor Adeleke, who was represented by the Osun Commissioner for Education, Adedipo Eluwole, said over 10,000 students had enrolled into the state public schools since his inception two years ago as a result of his strides in education.
He commended Oyinlola for setting up the institution and promised to support it.
Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of Board of Trustees of the College, Prof. Peter Okebukola, advanced the need for governments, corporate organizations, good spirited Nigerians to invest in education by sponsoring the education of young Nigerians.
Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, said the school is the only College in the whole world that has about 40 per cent of full professors teaching students.
He commended Makinde for giving full scholarships to 70 students who are indigenes of Oyo to study in the College, urging Governor Adeleke and others to emulate the gesture.
The proprietor, Oyinlola, before leading dignitaries for the official commissioning of the College, urged the matriculants to shun negative tendencies that may truncate their academic activities, urging stakeholders not to give up on education.
