The Oyo State governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, on Thursday promised to restore school governing boards, reduce class sizes to 30 pupils and provide free education from primary to junior secondary school if given the opportunity to govern the state come 2027.
He made this promise at a dialogue organised by the Oyo Leadership Initiative, themed, “Redefining Leadership and Governance in Oyo State,” held at Thikadol Event Centre, Ring Road, in Ibadan, the state capital.
He said, “We will ensure that the atmosphere is teaching and learning-friendly. We will put in place good infrastructure. Payment of running grants would be returned to primary and secondary schools. We will ensure our schools are safe and have instructional materials in schools.
“It won’t be like the governing councils of our tertiary institutions in Oyo, which are not functional. In our tertiary institutions, it is a consultant that is
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