The Oyo state House of Assembly has called on the state government through the Ministry of Education to give priority to the accreditation of courses in all the state’s owned institutions.
In a motion jointly presented by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Abiodun Fadeyi and Hon. Oluwafemi Fowokanmi, representing Ibadan South West state constituency, on the “Need to put measure in place for the accreditation of some courses in some state owned tertiary institutions”.
The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Fadeyi disclosed that the present administration under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is doing everything possible towards upgrading and repositioning of education in Oyo State.
The lawmaker mentioned the 2020 education budget of 23.37% out of the total budget estimate for the state as part of efforts, which he said is the highest in the history of the state.
The Deputy Speaker further said that it has become imperative to bring to the notice of the House on the need to put measures in place for the accreditation of more courses in some state’s owned tertiary institutions such as the College Of Education, Lanlate that has twenty-four (24) departments and all the courses have been due for accreditation since 2018.
“That basic facilities, adequate personnel and learning aids needed and required for the teaching and learning of students and accreditation of courses in some of those institution are inadequate and in some cases lacking.
“That failure to proffer solutions to the challenges of inadequate basic learning facility i.e lecture rooms, teaching aids, personnel, most especially teaching staff and accreditations will impact negatively on the products of those institutions and the educational development and repositioning agenda of the present administration,” Hon. Fadeyi concluded.
Hon. Wumi Oladeji, in her submission, declared that there is need for all hands to be on deck to avoid instances where by students will complete their academic programmes but they will not be eligible to serve their father land due to non accreditation of their courses.
The Speaker, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, therefore, charged the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to look into the issue by giving priority to courses that are yet to be accredited.
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