The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs Monisade Afuye, has described the boarding system as one of the best ways to strengthen education, make it more functional and raise standards in any country.
The deputy governor said this yesterday, in Ado Ekiti, while playing host to the Amoye Grammar School, Ikere Ekiti Old Students Association (AMOSA), who visited their alumnus to congratulate her on her emergence as the number two citizen of the state.
The old students presented an award of excellence to Afuye for her contributions to the school, describing her as a worthy and committed alumnus of the institution.
According to a statement from her Special Assistant, Media, Victor Ogunje, the deputy governor was overjoyed by the effort by the old students to reintroduce the boarding system in the school, saying this will help in shaping the moral and academic lives of the students.
She applauded the old students for partnering government to increase the facilities in the school, urging Ekiti citizens to cultivate the culture of contributing to their alma maters to reshape education in Ekiti.
She said: “During our time, the boarding facilities were available and I benefited. It really helped me a lot. Some of the things I learnt as a boarding student are still useful to me today.
“So, I really appreciate the alumni for making efforts to reintroduce [the] boarding system in our school. It is a very good concept and I am happy about that. That school had produced good products in Ikere and across Ekiti, we have to do things that will make our students proud.
Noting that government can’t salvage education alone, she urged old students to “continue to make contributions in whatever way you think will be in the best interest of our students and community.”
She added: “I am also assuring you that I will continue to contribute my own quota to that school. I promise that I will continue to do those things that will enhance the image of our school.”
In his submission, the National President of AMOSA, Engr. Olukayode Ilesanmi said the old students conceived the reintroduction of the boarding system to facilitate good moral standing as well as raise the standard of education in the school.
Ilesanmi said: “The school is one of the oldest in Ikere Ekiti with boarding facilities. The boarding stopped when the government took over the running of schools. The PTA has been eager to reintroduce boarding, as this will facilitate the good moral standing of students as well as raise the school standard.”
Describing the deputy governor as a worthy and respectable alumnus who has contributed immensely to shoring up facilities in the school, he stressed that the award conferred on her was meant to spur her to do more and to rewake other alumni, who are still standing aloof.
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