The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and Kwara chapter of National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) have scored the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq high in its performance in the last 365 days.
The two apex student bodies in the state described the one year of Abdulrazaq in office as fruitful.
In a statement signed by its president, Adisa-Jaji Azeez, NAKSS commended the efforts of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in giving life back to education in the state.
The statement reads in part, “It will be on the record that Governor AbdulRahman in just a span of one year, paid 700 million seven months salary owed by the past administration to the Colleges of Education, disbursement of bursary to 8,304 final year students who are Kwarans in tertiary institutions across the country, and scholarship of N100,000 given to 179 students of Kwara origin in law schools across the country among others.
“Also, in his bid to reposition the education sector in the state and prepare the youths for a brighter future built on innovative skills and opportunities to be among the best in the country, he renovated the Kwara State Library Complex which will be used as a launchpad for e-learning.”
On their part, Salami Wasiu Onidugbé, the chairman of Kwara NANS commended the giant strides of the governor in the education sector.
Salami said, “To start with tertiary Institutions, the payment of over 700 million naira to colleges of education, by the administration of Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, of which accumulated to seven months’ salary arrears owned by the last administration is commendable. The prestigious and long-existing colleges of education were a walking corpse. The staff members therein had embarked on incessant strike due to non-payment of salaries. However, today, the colleges of education are back on their feet with non-stop payment of salary.
“Also, payment of over N160 million for the accreditation exercise of the College of Education Technical Lafiaji, School of Nursing and Midwifery Ilorin, College of Health Technology Offa and College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies Ilorin by Governor AbdulRahman of which has been neglected by the last administration. Non-payment of the accreditation exercise has made the aforementioned schools nearly lost their old glory and has led to protests by students. Today, the schools can boast of having well accredited courses.
However, he asked the Governor to give scholarship for students who performed excellently in mock examinations and also prioritize the teaching of entrepreneurship skills in secondary schools.