Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun
The Lagos State government has issued provisional approval letters to 78 new private school owners.
Mr. Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, handed out the approval letters last Wednesday at the Education Resource Centre in Ojodu, Ikeja.
Alli-Balogun complimented the Governor for his consistent commitment to providing outstanding education, which is a vital component of the T.H.E.M.E.S. plus Agenda under the current second-term administration.
The initiative seeks to assure the future success of students in basic and secondary schools throughout the state.
“It is another milestone in the achievements of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education. We have made a promise to the good people of Lagos that we want to change education for a better future for our children in Lagos State as embedded in our T. H. E. M. E. S. PLUS Agenda is being piloted by our own Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. He is so passionate about education, and he sees education and technology as a driving force to change our society for the better”, said the Commissioner.
He emphasized that quality education was a social investment and only the sacrifice would empower students and youths to achieve a better future, and since the State Government cannot do it alone, he appreciated the role of private school owners in the advancement of education in the State.
“We are aware that education is a social investment, but you are also paying your contribution to the development of Lagos State and Nigeria in general,” he said.
However, he warned all proprietors and proprietors who had gone through the processes of provisional approval letters from the State Government to keep the letter’s integrity because the State Government would not shirk its responsibility to enforce the rules and regulations guiding quality education in the State.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, Mr. Remi Abdul, praised the private school owners for their ability to scale through the process of provisional approval letters for private schools and urged them to continue the partnership to provide quality education to all children in the State.
Abdul said: “It is for this reason that the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education through OEQA conducted inspections prior to granting approval as well as organized a series of seminars and stakeholders meetings for school owners in order to keep them abreast of State government education policies and aspirations for basic and secondary schools.”
The latest approval, the third this year, brings the total number of new private schools approved this year to three hundred and sixty-two (362).
