The Senator representing Osun East at the National Assembly, Francis Fadahunsi has called on the Federal and state governments to increase their annual budgetary allocation to education.
Fadahunsi made the call at the presentation of educational materials to some selected schools in Ife land, Osun State.
The Senator, according to a statement on Wednesday by his media aide, Sam Segun-Progress, noted that investment in education is the best investment any government can make with an unquantifiable return.
According to Segun-Progress, the Senator made the donation of the big notes and exercise books to selected schools in Ife land to alleviate the burden of educational expenses on parents
“A lot of parents are finding it hard to buy books for their children and so I chose to squeeze some resources to ensure we start distributing big notes and exercise books”
The item distributed include 2A, 2B, 2D exercise books and big notes of 40 leaves and 60 leaves,pens and pencils.
Beneficiary schools are Oduduwa College, Sabo, Baptist Primary school, Oranmiyan Grammar School, Road 7, Ife Girls High School, Lagere, St. David Grammar School, Lagere, AUD Primary School, Ogbondo and St. Philips Grammar School, Omi Okun.
Dignitaries in attendance includes, the state Commissioner for Education,Hon Dipo Eluyemi,SUBEB Chairman,Hon Ibukun Fadipe, Commissioner for Empowerment,Hon Bayo Ogungbamgbe and the Senior Legislative Aide to the Senator,Hon Ayo Awodirepo who represented the Facilitator.
