The Kwara state has revealed that it will soon commence the remodelling of primary and secondary schools across the state, by ensuring pupils study in conducive environment in line with international best practices.
This was made known by the Governor of Kwara state Dr. AbdulFatah Ahmed at the opening ceremony of the 2017 Joint Consultative Committee on Education Meeting in Ilorin earlier today.
Represented by the Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira ,he pointed that the schools will be benchmarked against the global standard in terms of teacher/ students ratio and provision of infrastructure.
Earlier in her address the Chairperson Joint Consultative Committee on Education Dr. Mrs Chioma Nwadei pointed that for Nigeria to join the commity of nations in achieving the 2030 agenda on education, there must be concerted efforts to increase the funding of education.
She noted that the government current commitment of about 6.0 percent of the 2017 budget to education is a far cry from the United Nations benchmark of 26 percent.
She however charged delegates to come up with a flagship project on financing education and strategies for tracking the spending of funds allocated to educational institutions to ensure sustainability and attainment of the goals.