Promise Made

Status

In the next four years we plan to build an additional 30 model schools and construct/renovate 1,000 classrooms in Oyo State. We will be paying particular attention to the siting of these schools to reach more underserved areas. 

a) Construction/renovation of 1,000 classrooms in the State is ongoing; blocks of three (3) classrooms in selected 105 public primary schools in rural areas of the State have been completed with the collaboration of the Global Partnership for Education/Better Education Service Delivery for All Additional Financing-Transforming Education System at State Level (GPE/BESDA AF-TESS) Programme in the State (totalling 315 classrooms), another 405 is expected to be completed in the 2nd phase of the project.

b) The State has also commenced renovation of classrooms in 36 schools across the State (10 Primary and 26 secondary schools).

c) The state has equally awarded contract to revamp and remodel the 5 technical colleges.

(d) construction/renovation of schools is based on critical needs assessment.

We plan to reduce the number of out-of-school children by a further 20% through targeted interventions in the next four years.

a) The Oyo State Government in partnership with the World Bank-assisted GPE/BESDA AF-TESS continues to implement policies and projects targeting out-of-school children in the State.

b) Consequent upon re-opening of 23 public primary schools closed down ten years ago due to communal dispute in Afijio and Oyo West Local Government Areas, 1,569 out-of-school children have been enrolled.

c) Furthermore, through the enrolment drive/sensitisation visit made by the Ministry through the BESDA AF-TESS programme, 2,521 out-of-school- children were returned to school in the last year.

We will further improve access for special needs students, orphans and the vulnerable by 5%.

In collaboration with the Agency for People Living with Disabilities, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology conducted enumeration of PWDs across the state, and new schools are being established to accommodate their needs.

The following actions were taken in the past year:

1. Increase in enrolment of the special needs students/orphans/vulnerable in the already existing Special schools in the State.

1. Establishment of IDC Special Basic School, Gbagi, Ibadan.

1. Establishment of Migrant Farmers’ Basic School, Ipapo in Itesiwaju Local Government Area.

1.  Nana Asmau Orphanage Secondary School.

1. Approval for the establishment of Special Education unit at Iseyin District Grammar School, Iseyin.

1. Approval for the establishment of seven (7) Normadic/ Migrants/Fishermen Basic Schools in Irepo Local Government, Kisi.

Within the first year of being re-elected, we will domesticate the national curriculum with a focus on the five subjects that we want to improve outcomes for our students

The curriculum is designed by the National Educational Research Development Council (NERDC) was adopted in Oyo State. The National curriculum has been domesticated with a focus on the five subjects that we want to improve outcomes for our students in collaboration with the GPE/BESDA AF-TESS programme in the State.

We will institutionalise the recruitment process to be fair and without political interference such that teachers’ replacement will happen half yearly. 

In the past year, the recruitment of 14,500 teachers, PWDs inclusive, was undertaken in Oyo State into basic and secondary schools. Out of this, 11,600 teachers have so far resumed work in the schools while the process for the remaining 2.900 teachers to receive employment letter and resume is ongoing.

Teacher-students ratio in Oyo State is 1:25, while the UNESCO ratio is 1:30.

The recruitment of 14,000 teachers and 250 Education Officers was achieved with the development and approval of the State Teachers´ Recruitment and Deployment Policy which was adhered to during the recruitment.

We will strengthen the workforce through training and upskilling programmes, especially for teachers in rural areas. These programmes will be targeted at implementing the hybrid language use that will improve learning outcomes.

The Education sector workforce has been strengthened through various continuous training and retraining for our teachers in the basic, secondary schools and technical colleges. Upskilling programmes, especially on ICT are also ongoing in Oyo State.

School teachers are equally participating in the EU-UNESCO Teacher Capacity Building Programme.

In the past year, trainings organised for teachers and education officers include:

1. 1,600 School Support Officers (SSO) were trained under the ongoing BESDA AF-TESS programme in the State.

      (ii) Training of teachers on psychosocial support skills

      (iii)  Workshop on framework for disability inclusive education programme in Oyo State.

    (iv) Train the Trainers workshop on Soiless Farming for Pre-vocational Studies Teachers in Basic Schools. 

     (v)  Performance enhancement workshop for private and public schools’ teachers.

We will ensure the continuous accreditation and re-accreditation of courses in our tertiary institutions to make Oyo State the standard for education tourism in Nigeria.

All courses in our tertiary institutions are accredited. In fact, Oyo State recorded 100% on accreditation and re-accreditation of all our programmes.

We will continuously maintain a reasonable fee system and ensure occasional reviews that will keep tertiary education accessible.

Tuition fees in Oyo State-owned tertiary institutions remain moderate compared to other State-owned tertiary institutions in South West Nigeria.

We will introduce the pilot of a State backed student loan system, within the first year of being re-elected, in collaboration with the private sector, that will enable children of the poorest of the poor to access university education. We will pilot this programme with 100 students, three from each LGA and one selected by the State Government. 

The introduction of a State backed student loan system is in progress.

Working with Schools Governing Boards, we will install an accountability system within three months of re-election that will ensure that state grants are disbursed in a timely manner and that the schools use these grants as expected and that teachers go to class (especially in rural communities).

The State Government is working with schools’ Governing Councils/Boards to ensure accountability and transparency in the utilisation of school grants.

We will continuously explore partnerships with the private sector to adopt State owned schools and support these schools to ensure quality delivery of education. 

In the last year, private companies and non-governmental organisations have implemented various skills training programmes for students such as:

1,000 Lines of Code Initiative by CodeGarageAfrica, 386Konsult and Zeeh Africa to train 1,000 senior secondary school students and teachers.

Training in robotic, coding and Artificial Intelligence by Coderena EDTECH for public, private secondary and primary school students across the state.

Youthcare Development and Empowerment Initiative (YcDEI), a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Ibadan, trained some selected primary school teachers and students in Ibadan on how to handle and manage School-related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) through a project sponsored by the Fond d’ Innovation pour le Developperment (fid).

Odua Investment Foundation (OIF), a non-profit-making arm of the Odua Investment Company Limited, trained 106 students drawn from the Government College Ibadan (GCI) in Coding and Programming Languages.

We will further explore partnerships with communities and old students’ associations that will see these communities and associations running the schools with the government maintaining oversight of their activities. 

In the past year, Queens College, Ibadan has been working on an agreement for the Old Students’ Association to takeover the running of the school while the ministry provides oversight similar to Government College Ibadan (GCI). 

In 2024, over three billion naira was spent by various Old Student Associations and philanthropists in the provision of school infrastructure in some public secondary schools across the State. 

We will maintain the 15-20% allocation to the education sector in each budget from 2023-2027. 

This has been maintained for the 2024 and 2025 Oyo State Appropriation Acts (budgets).

Education had 20.88% allocation in the 2024 budget and 21.44% allocation in the 2025 budget.

We will ensure that UBEC counterpart funds are allocated and paid in full at the appropriate time every year.

We will create linkages with international tertiary institutions to expand the frontiers of learning.

The three State-owned universities have linkages with reputable universities in the world. These universities are registered members of Education World Forum (EWF), Africa Universities Summit (AUS), Africa Innovation (AI), Africa Teaching Regulatory Authority (AFTRA), etc.

Within the first six months of being re-elected, we will create a dedicated fund for the maintenance of school infrastructure which can be accessed by schools through the Schools Governing Board. 

Not yet commenced

We will strengthen the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system to ensure effective monitoring of service delivery in the education sector within the first year of being re-elected.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology adopted the World Bank Monitoring and Evaluation Log (MEL) system to ensure effective and efficient monitoring system.

Promise Made

Promise Kept

We will streamline the activities of the Water Corporation under its supervising ministry to ensure that the WASH policy is fully implemented in the 33

Local Government Areas of the State

and Sustainable Development Goal 6 timelines are maintained.

Oyo State is collaborating with UNICEF and Water Aid Nigeria to review, validate and finalize the policy document for strategic implementation.

Starting from the first year of being

re-elected, we will carry out an

infrastructural upgrade of selected

dams and substations necessary to

meet the water needs of our people.

This includes the upgrade of the Eruwa Dam within one year of being re-elected to ensure water supply to areas covered by the Eruwa Dam within three years of

being re-elected.

Ogbomoso and Oyo Schemes have been overhauled and the residents have been enjoying potable water.

Water supply has been restored to Eruwa through direct pumping. The scheme at Eruwa is facing a severe power supply challenge that is being looked into. The two water dams at Iseyin namely Atori and Koso are working optimally. Saki, Ago Amodu and Kisi Water Supply Schemes are working but are facing power challenges.

We will provide public water in all of

Ibadan within the first year of being reelected.

Potable water has been provided in some designated interior parts of Ibadan such as Beyerunka, Oje, Ojaagbo, Yemetu. 

Alakia, Airport, Basorun, Eleyele, Ologuneru, Sango, Oke Itunu, Molete Bode, Challenge and Oke-Ado. Efforts are ongoing to cover more areas in Ibadan.

Once re-elected, we will provide a legal framework to protect pipes and other infrastructure that support water supply within the State.

The Water Corporation is looking into proposing a law which requires contractors to obtain certification from the corporation before embarking on any project/construction. This will ensure that:

• Damaged pipes are fixed within 3 days failing which a fine of N100,000 daily shall be imposed till the necessary repair is affected.

• The public and private sector seek approval from the corporation before embarking on any activities that could lead to the damaging/dislocating or relocating on water pipelines.  

We will build capacity within the Water Corporation of Oyo State to ensure that the agency has the staff required to run more professionally and efficiently within one year of being re-elected.

Able and skilled staff have been deployed to where necessary across the Corporation’s formations.

We will carry out a continuous audit of infrastructure requirements to provide water across the state and ensure that any abandoned water projects are revitalised after being re-elected.

The Corporation has been able to resuscitate Oke-Itunu Water Reservoir for the residents of Sango Oke-Itunu and environs. Also, water has been restored to Ologuneru.

We will continue to deploy boreholes to rural/underserved communities in Oyo State on an ongoing basis.

In the past year, the Oyo State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) executed 10 rural water supply projects, including solar-powered boreholes, rehabilitated hand pump systems, and 10 toilets facilities and hygiene awareness campaigns in partnership with local communities and stakeholders in Egbeda, Ona Ara and Ibarapa East LGAs.

We will continue to implement the

RUWASSA project to meet the water and sanitation needs of our people in rural communities.

Oyo RUWASSA continues to implement projects every year to meet the water and sanitation needs of people in rural communities.

We will continue developing the

policy framework to support irrigated agriculture built around water sources to support food security in the state.

The Corporation will always provide enabling environment for irrigated agriculture built around water resources. Evidences abound across the water schemes of the Corporation where agriculture is encouraged with the required facilities provided by the Corporation.

Promise Made

Promise Kept

We will develop programmes for

making Land Banks available for

housing development, including, where appropriate, development by nongovernmental and community-based organisations within the first year of

being re-elected.

The acquisition of the underlisted lands are ongoing:   

1. Ilu-tuntun Business District acquisition 
2. Railway Station Omi-adio
3. The new Ogbomosho/Iseyin road at both end/entrance of the 2 cities.

Lands have also been given to serious investors, who demonstrate capacity. See below list: 

Direct allocation to multi -national investors 

1. Mouka Foams
2. Gray Minerals
3. Odua Investment 
4. Fog Global Tech

Private companies 

1. E- cares 
2. Duwell Nigeria Limited 
3. Tripple Leader 
4. TRM 
5. Yemsund Limited
6. Boon Drugs Nigeria Limited

We will collaborate with the private

sector to develop 20 more GRAs within Oyo State

A total of 542 plots have been allocated to individuals on a first come first served basis in the last one year. 

A total of 12 GRAs are currently ongoing to cater for growing housing needs in the State. 

1. Baywood – Agodi GRA
2. AFIA – Ring Road
3. Gazel- Samonda
4. AARAJI -Sogunro
5. Keba Homes- Iroko
6. Lekron Homes – Alalubosa 
7. AE Global- Iyangaku
8. EAA Engineering Ltd- Akinyele
9. Brick Consult- Mokola Hills
10. LFS RACOON – Wofun
11. H28 – Kolapo Ishola
12. FIDC – Lagos/Ibadan Expressway

Rather than increase taxes, we will

widen the tax net to capture about

90% of the population who currently

do not pay land use charges which are essential for development.

This administration inherited a tax database of 5,745 but currently have tax payer’s database of 1,000,203 (Potential Land Use Charge Payers)

We will further digitalise the payment systems and automate the billing system to expand the platform and make payment of levies and taxes easier for residents of Oyo State

The only channel of payment before this administration was in-bank payment.

Our administration has provided various payment channel like POS, Web and Bank Transfers which are available 24/7 

https://pay.lands.oyostate.gov.ng/ 

We will further enhance the

documentation of private land in Oyo

State through the C of O Redefined

programme.

A total of 17,124 enhanced and digitally secured title documents have been issued since inception using a robust Enterprise Lands Administration System.

All C-of-O issued have been equally digitised.

We will develop the rail corridor and the Circular Road corridor in Oyo State within the four years of our tenure.

The demarcation and perimeter survey of first segment of the Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road Development Corridor from Technical University to Badeku Ibadan/Ife Road Junction has been completed, the preparation of the Certificate of Occupancy in respect of 2,616 hectares land area to be issued to the New Towns and Cities Development Agency is ongoing.

We will embark on house numbering

and street naming as part of our urban renewal and development scheme within the first year of being re-elected.

This commenced in 2024 and is ongoing.

We will recruit more surveyors to meet the staffing needs in the ministry.

Governor Seyi Makinde has approved the recruitment of 27 surveyors. This has helped to reduce manpower shortage which has also resulted in speed of service delivery.

We will continue to ensure that building codes are strictly followed to prevent building collapse.

This is currently ongoing and has helped in reducing incidents of building collapse throughout the State. 

We will ensure that the Geographic Information System (GIS) project is finalised within two years of being re-elected.

Ongoing deployment of a ready and full fledge enterprise GIS (A module in the robust enterprise Land Administration System).

Promise Made

Promise Kept

We will appoint three youths under 40 to serve in the reconstituted Oyo State Executive Council.

Two youths under 40 were appointed to serve in the Executive Council.

Working with the private sector, we will empower at least 400 youths through vocational skills acquisition at the rate of at least 100 youths per year.

Memo already written and file under process.

We will provide 1,000 Laptops for youths in underserved areas to equip them to be trained in tech-related courses from the first year of being re-elected at the rate of 250 youths per year.

Memo already written and submitted to that effect.

Through a PPP arrangement, we will train 2,000 more youths in tech and entrepreneurship at the rate of 500 youths yearly.

500 youths already trained on entrepreneurial skills but yet to be given starter packs. The training was in partnership with RISPER Integrated Ventures Limited.

We will work with the private sector to facilitate the creation of tech hubs in the five Zones of the State. The hubs will provide 24-hour electricity and internet service and will serve as co-work stations for identified tech start-ups in each Zone.

Identification of the sites at each of the 5 zones has commenced.

We will provide government support for 100 youth-run start-ups at three start-ups per LGA within two years of being re-elected. Our definition of youth-run start-ups are enterprises run by people below the age of 40.

Proposal to implement this has been submitted.

Within the first two years of being re-elected, we will create a modality for supporting youths in sports education through tuition-free university education for 100 youths in sports yearly.

Yet to commence but the policy formulation on it is in progress.