'We're making education functional, impactful in Osun'

Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has said his government is repositioning education in the state to make it more impactful on the society.

Speaking at the second education summit of Igbajo Polytechnic, held at its permanent site in Igbajo, Osun, Aregbesola condemned the discrimination of polytechnic graduates in Nigeria.

He said the discrimination is an evidence of the fact that Nigerians do not realise the real purpose of education.

“What we have in Nigeria is lack of incorporated learning, the feeling of inferiority that some people place on the Polytechnic education will not arise if we see education as a process of preparing citizens for a civilised society,” Aregbesola said.

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The governor said his state is restructuring its educational institutions to make it relevant.

“In Osun, we are doing something that is very interesting.

"We are restructuring the polytechnics and our colleges of education to be functional and impactful on Osun.

“Any education that does not have positive impact on the society is a waste.

“Education must be functional and impactful for it to make meaning.”

The Summit was themed, “Though the Roots of Education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet”.

Osun, has a free education and school feeding policy.