Osun State's top education official fired back at a former governor during recent child labor discussions. Dipo Eluwole pointed fingers at Rauf Aregbesola for creating the state's massive student dropout problem. The education commissioner accused the previous leader of making terrible school policy choices that hurt kids across the region.
Aregbesola merged many smaller schools and built expensive mega campuses during his time in office. Rural families watched their neighborhood schools disappear as children faced long trips to reach class. Parents gave up sending kids to distant locations and kept them home instead. Eluwole explained how this policy turned Osun into a place where many children never attend school.
The giant school buildings cost huge amounts of money to keep running properly. Engineers found one mega school needs 480 million naira just for basic repairs. Regular three-room school buildings only require 12 million naira to fix completely. The difference could pay for fixing dozens of smaller schools around different communities.
Current governor Ademola Adeleke earned praise for turning education around completely. His administration managed to bring 11,000 more students back into classrooms last year. The state no longer holds the title of having the most children missing from school.
Recent success stories prove the turnaround works effectively for students. Four Osun pupils traveled to Malaysia for an international debate contest representing Nigeria. The young students beat competitors from other countries and brought home victory for their state and nation.
Aregbesola merged many smaller schools and built expensive mega campuses during his time in office. Rural families watched their neighborhood schools disappear as children faced long trips to reach class. Parents gave up sending kids to distant locations and kept them home instead. Eluwole explained how this policy turned Osun into a place where many children never attend school.
The giant school buildings cost huge amounts of money to keep running properly. Engineers found one mega school needs 480 million naira just for basic repairs. Regular three-room school buildings only require 12 million naira to fix completely. The difference could pay for fixing dozens of smaller schools around different communities.
Current governor Ademola Adeleke earned praise for turning education around completely. His administration managed to bring 11,000 more students back into classrooms last year. The state no longer holds the title of having the most children missing from school.
Recent success stories prove the turnaround works effectively for students. Four Osun pupils traveled to Malaysia for an international debate contest representing Nigeria. The young students beat competitors from other countries and brought home victory for their state and nation.
