Chairmanship Candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) for the July 24 councils'poll in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Adeyemi Asiwaju Margaret Abosede in this special interview with Edu-Biznews on "Ogun LG 2021 Poll Agenda", decries the state of facilities in public primary and secondary schools and promised to carry out audit of facilities in the education sector of the area, to fix the problem. She also pledges to work closely with leadership of the Celestial Church, to provide modern hostel facilities for Pilgrims visiting the famous Cele City in Imeko, if elected at the poll. Excerpt:
How prepared are you for the July 24 councils'poll in Ogun State?
Answer: By the grace of God, I'm trying my best, embarking on house to house campaign, moving from one house to another campaigning for votes . In Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, we used to have one party before I joined the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) but now, I've worked on their mindset and they are already with me in the party
What are your programmes for the education sector for the people of Imeko-Afon, if elected as Chairman of the council at the poll ?
Answer: If elected,my programmes for the education sector for the people of Imeko-Afon will include visiting the public primary and secondary schools to carry out physical assessment of facilities in the area, meeting pupils personally in classrooms, to know to their needs and how to address such needs
At the moment are you comfortable with the facilities in place and quality of teaching in public primary and secondary schools in the council?
Answer:In terms of existing facilities in public primary and secondary schools, I'm not comfortable with what we have in the Local Government and the entire state. A situation where you have over 130 pupils to a teacher, such teacher will prepare lesson notes ,explain to them and even mark the examinations script of pupils and correct them . Teachers are retiring from service without replacement for them . Secondly there are acute shortage of the needed teaching aids in schools including textbooks. Some of the pupils are coming to school without having sanders, bags and other basic needs. I'm going to visit these schools to assess the situation on ground and fix them, that is going to be my practical approach to the education sector
Lets look at the tourism sector of the Local Government Area, what will be your approach to develop the tourism potentials?
Answer: I'm not aware of any tourist centre in this Local Government Area, except the Cele City, which is the only tourist attraction in Imeko
Do you have plan to develop the Cele City, if elected ?
Answer: I have plan to meet the leadership of the Celestial Church with my other elected councillors to discuss how we can provide modern hostel facilities for the Pilgrims visiting the spiritual town of Imeko
Any plan for the economy of Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, to make life meaningful for the people?
Answer: I will need persons from NNPP as Governor, members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, members of the National Assembly, to actualize my plan of revamping the economy of the area, providing basic infrastructure and fastrack the process of ensuring supply of electricity that will ease the cost of doing business in the area
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