ABIODUN CHARGES ANCOPSS ON THE NEED TO TACKLE IMMORALITY IN SCHOOLS

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has charged School Principals under the aegis of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) to work together to reflect on the rising level of immorality and look out for ways to tackle the menace in the interest of the society.

Prince Dapo Abiodun who made this known in Abeokuta during the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) South West Mandatory Continuing Professional Training (MCPT) with the theme, " Emerging Administrative and Management Innovations and Techniques for Handling Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Secondary Education, said that their was also need  for the principals to look at how handiwork and craft would help develop the self discipline of children.

" As you share experiences on how to build the school curriculum, let us also reflect on the rising level of immorality and virtues and how to tackle it in the collective interest of our peace, security and societal development.

" We need to address these and save our society from the abyss, let us also think of how handwork and crafts, agriculture and entrepreneurship can help our children develop self discipline and independence, " he said.

Abiodun while disclosing that his administration in the last thirty-eight months has directly intervened in the education sector with the promotion of primary and secondary teachers for 2016 and 2017 when it came on board, added that his administration was also able to clear the 2018, 2019 and 2020 promotion exercises.

The Governor who also added that the state Teaching Service Commission has commenced the compiling of the list of both teaching and non teaching staffs eligible for the 2021 and 2022 promotion exercises, added that his administration has improved the conduct of it's basic education certificate examination through the use of  OMR sheets.

Abiodun also noted that the Ogun State Revitalisation Agenda has enabled his administration to set up the Ogun State Central  Education Management Information System which allows data gathering, analysis and presentation.

The State helmsman who also said that his administration would soon be launching it's Education Trust Fund, noted that the launching of the trust fund became important as interventions from the Universal Basic Education Board through the State Basic Education Board is inadequate.

" It is important for government to set aside a sinking fund that would allow us to address infrastructural deficit and the welfare need of our education sector, to that extent, we will be having an education submit at which we will launch the trust fund, we will also at that point launch our Central Educational Information Management System which includes our E-dossier," he said.

Abiodun while charging the school principals to ensure discipline in their various schools and the society at large, urged parents and guardians to cooperate with school administrators in the upbringing of their children.

The state helmsman who said that his administration would continue to support and create the needed conducive ambience for it's educational system, added that his administration has renovated over a thousand schools and provided over 25,000 desk and chairs.