Area.
The governor
shunned the reception, to register his displeasure with the locals over the
deplorable condition of Esigie Comprehensive College, an outreach of College of
Education, Ekiadolor.
Obaseki, in
company with members representing Orhionmwon East and Orhionmwon South
constituencies, Nosayaba Okunbor and Roland Asoro respectively, and the interim
Chairman of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mallam Ali Sulayman,
inspected the facility on Thursday morning.
Expressing
his disappointment with residents of the area, he declared that a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU), which would serve as a guarantee from the community, must
be signed before the state would commit resources to refurbish the school.
“How can
this be a college of education? Nobody cares about the development and
maintenance of public facilities. If politics is about development, this is the
opposite. The damage in this school is frightening. How do you think our
children can have a future with this school? I am not happy. I did not expect
any party leader from here to visit me in Benin until we fix this place because
we are talking about the future of our children,” he said.
The governor
described the school’s condition as ‘sad and pathetic’ because Abudu is
important in Edo’s educational landscape, especially as one of the earliest
teacher-training colleges was established there.
On his plan
for the school, he said: “We are seeking to change the curriculum into a
technology-based one. This attitude of feeling that we can forget the past and
start from nowhere is wrong. After the holiday, we will train teachers in the
new curriculum, which we want to introduce in primaries 1 and 2, in September.
We will have to carry out emergency repairs to accommodate the teachers when
they come here in the next one or two months.”
Meanwhile,
Obaseki has disclosed his administration will constitute a Hajj committee and
Muslim welfare board, to create a structure for Muslims intending to travel for
hajj, this year.
Obaseki
disclosed this as he broke the fast with eminent Edo imams at the Government
House, in Benin, where he also declared that his government will build a strong
and united state, and engender safety and security to contribute to the
economic development of the state.
Speaking
with the religious leaders, he said: “We are happy to receive you and we will
continue to join you in prayers. Know that Allah, in His infinite mercies, will
speedily answer our prayers and urged
them to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari.
as well as
for the sustenance of the nation’s peace, and above all, for the continued
peace of the state.
Chief Imam
of Benin Central Mosque, Alhaji Abdulfatai Enabulele, thanked the governor for
the warm reception accorded the delegation.
The
religious leader said: “We want to thank you for the food items you distributed
to our Muslim brothers and sisters during this period across the state. We
appeal to you to approve a space for us here in Government House where we can
observe our five times daily prayers.”
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