Education deserves 26% of government budget —Lawmaker

The Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Education, Osun State, Hon. Folorunso Bamisayemi has called for 26 per cent budgetary allocation for the education sector.

The chairman who made the call in Osogbo, the state capital said it was high time the three tiers of government collaborate to ensure full implementation of the 26 per cent budgetary allocation to education as stipulated by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO.

He said a ‘special fund’ should be set aside to improve the quality of education in the country, as he decried the mass failure in the recent West African Examinations Council, WAEC, which is a fact that more is need to be done in the sector.

The chairman pleaded with stakeholders in the sector to work hard and improve the quality of teaching in schools and also provide conducive environment for learning.

He also urged parents to play their parts by ensuring their children concentrate on studies and spend less time watching television and on social networks.

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