The Governor of Osun, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has described the speculation that the ongoing restructuring and reforms being carried out in all the state-owned tertiary institutions are aimed at retrenching workers as false and baseless.
He said the exercise was not a witch-hunt but to boost the quality of lecturers in the various institutions, noting that his administration would not do anything that would purposely inflict pains on workers, citizens and residents of the state.
Speaking while inaugurating the N140m Electronic Library and N34.4m Ultra-Modern Lecture Hall at the state College of Education in Ila-Orangun, the governor stated further that the restructuring of the school was for it to have less fresh intakes but focus on retraining teachers.
In a statement by his media aide, Semiu Okanlawon, on Friday, the governor said days when graduates of colleges of education would be looking for employment in other sectors would soon be over in the state, noting that such practice amounts to a loss for government and a waste of time for the students.
He said, “You will all agree that there have been many innovations in education and those still teaching with the knowledge they acquired 20 years ago have fallen behind time. We must improve the quality of our teachers if we want to improve the quality of education we are giving to the young ones. This puts to rest the false, unfounded and malicious speculation that the government is closing down these schools.”
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