Major stakeholders including Ogun State Education, Science and Technology Commissioner, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, university dons and educationists will be meeting in the ancient town of Ilaro for historic Yewa Education Summit holding next month, between April 15 and 16, 2025
Chairman of the Governing Council of Yewa People Development Council (YPDC), Prof.Rahamon Bello addressing the newsmen during a media-briefing held on Friday at the council's secretariat in Ilaro, ahead of the two-day summit , disclosed that Governor Dapo Abiodun would be declaring the event open on Tuesday while a Professor of Sociology of Education and former Dean, Faculty of Education, Olabisi Onabanjo University,Ago -Iwoye ,Taiwo Edun will be presenting lead paper titled, "Critical Assessment of the current State of Education and its impact on the socio-economic development of Yewa land"
According to him, Paramount ruler of Yewaland, Oba(Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle is the Royal Father and Chairman of the opening session of the summit which has as its theme "Repositioning Education In Yewaland: Challenges and Prospects"
Day-one of the summit include paper presentation on "The Roles of Critical Stakeholders In Advancing Education in Yewaland by Very Rev.Akanbi Orobiyi, a retired Principal General, Yewa/Awori Division while a former Vice-Chancellor of Crescent University Abeokuta and Professor of Economics, Sheriffdeen Tella will be presenting the second paper on " Funding and Financing for Sustainable Educational Development in Yewaland
On the second day of the summit, Deputy Rector (Academic) of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Dr(Mrs) Charlotte B Iro-Idoro will be presenting paper on "TVET , Entrepreneurship and Digital Training Pathways for Youth Development In Yewaland "
Also Director , Centre for Counseling Services, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun,Ijebu-Ode , Prof.Tolu Ogunleye will be delivering a paper on "Framework for Career Advisory and Mentorship for Yewa Youths while Dean, Faculty Of Education, National Open University (NOUN), Prof.Bamikole Ogunleye will be working on putting together all the presentations to produce a workable action plan (blueprints) at the end of summit
The former Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos says the purpose of the summit is to allow stakeholders to reflect on and carry out a holistic situation analysis of the State of education in Yewaland and assess this vis-a-vis state of education in other parts of Ogun State and Nigeria
He added that the summit amongst others would be used to chart a course of action and embark on robust converted efforts towards attaining improvements on the situation in recognition of education as a veritable instrument for effecting desirable change in the society
Prof. Bello expressed confidence in ability of the planning committee under the chairmanship of Prof.Tope Popoola to ensure a successful summit
"We are also expecting that the outcome of the summit and the Blueprint generated will impact positively on the state of education in Yewaland and it will ultimately consolidate and improve our gains in the years to come," he stated
The Yewa People Development Council, established by Yewa Traditional Council in 2020, since its inauguration on December 30, 2021, organized a successful Yewa Economic Summit which has transformed Yewaland economic landscape
Chairman of the council said that the forthcoming Yewa Education Summit would be used to consolidate on the achievements of the Economic Summit held last year
Similarly both Prof Edun ,who is lead presenter at the summit and Prof . Popoola whose committee is in charge of the summit, said major stakeholders including representatives of teachers, parents, traders ,students and private sector would be adequately represented to ensure all inclusive summit to move Yewaland forward in education sector to compete favourably with other parts of Ogun State and the country at large
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