Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed
Kwara
State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state spent N60m for the
payment of National Examinations Council and National Board for
Technical Education fees of 6,900 pupils that sat the 2013 Senior
Secondary Schools Examination.
He added that the government also spent N23m for the conduct of Joint Mock Examination for SS2 pupils in the state.
Briefing journalists in Ilorin on
Thursday, he said the state government had made significant progress in
improving the infrastructure in its schools.
Findings by our correspondent revealed
that the government had rehabilitated over 400 classrooms as well as
provided furniture for many schools.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of Offa Local
Government, Mr. Segun Olanipekun, said the council within the 100 days
of his administration bought 137,000 exercise books which it distributed
to various primary and secondary schools in the council.
According to him, the gesture has
reduced the financial burden on parents and guardians in procuring
school materials for their children/wards.
He reiterated the commitment of his
administration to ensure conducive learning environment and quality
education at the basic level.
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