QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION IS EVERY CHILD'S RIGHT - OWASANOYE

Olufunso Owasanoye

To have a robust and better educational facilities in Lagos, Dr. Mrs. Olufunso Owasanoye has reiterated that every child in Lagos state must have access to quality basic education, vis-a-viz standard educational   infrastructure and service delivery.

This statement was contained in her speech recently as the N
on-governmental agency HDI had a media parley with different media organization including online media with Monitors from different local government in Lagos present.

She said, “HDI as a Not for Profit and non-governmental organization has the vision to strengthen vulnerable humans in the society, especially children through development programs and initiatives. Our organization also supports and strengthens existing Local Government and State-wide school services and project monitoring mechanisms while strongly advocating for Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance (TAGG) in the Education sector all over Nigeria.”

Also, The Executive Director, Human Development Initiatives, Dr. Olufunso Owasanoye as described monitors as Ambassadors of both Human Development Initiatives and the Lagos State government in monitoring UBE projects.

Olufunso has implored the monitoring group to go back to their respective communities and apply the knowledge gained, deploy the monitoring tools, report their findings to the organization through the platforms they have made available to them and should also engage their local education administrators for a better and robust educational system in Lagos.

 “I implore you to put in your best and write your name in gold. Shun any form of argument or collection of bribes from contractors on site; if you do so, there are grave consequences.” She said.  

Also, she has called on the media for adequate reportage of the monitoring of SUBEB projects in Lagos State.

Different Monitoring groups and media personnel present