BEVERLY HILLS, July 31, (THEWILL) –Â The Senate Committee on Education has withdrawn the commendation it gave to the education policies of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, two years ago, calling for a change.
A statement issued Thursday by the chairman of the committee, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, said: “Two years ago when the Senate Committee on Education visited Osun State as part of its oversight functions, I had cause to commend the education policies of Rauf Aregbesola.”
The statement however said: “Over 700 days down the line, a lot of water has passed under the bridge with many insisting that those policies were merely on paper.
“In addition, stakeholders in the State, especially parents, proprietors, and school managers have inundated the Committee with tell-tales of woes in schools in the State, adding that the waters that have passed under the bridge in two years have been muddied.
” They cited as an example the questionable N8 billion “Opon Imo” project. This has also been confirmed by political opponents of the governor in their public comments.”
The statement therefore maintained that “When good policies are darkened the way that project was, then change is a must.”
