As Osun state prepares to resume on Tuesday, September 17, the House of Representatives candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, for Ede/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Pharmacist Muslihudeen Adekilekun, has advocated for 4 days of school amid the economic challenges occasioned by the recent hike in fuel prices.
According to him, this will go a long way in alleviating the suffering caused by the terrible economic situations precipitated by the “incompetent” All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government.
While commenting on the situation, Pharmacist Adekilekun called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to, as a matter of urgency, reduce school days from the current 5 to 4 days per week.
He noted that the rice palliative being disturbed will not reach many families, but decreasing school days will ease the anguish of the general populace.
“where the cost of fuel or cost of transportation to school is higher than school fees and the cost of books, the responsible government must reduce the school days … we did this during the Covid pandemic, why not now in a poverty pandemic”, the sustainability expert stated.
Pharmacist Adekilekun also praised the Osun State Government for the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise, which is long overdue, and eulogised the Ministry of Education for allowing merit to be topmost, unlike the past government that employed unqualified party members as teachers.
Parents at the Education summit threw their weight behind the call for a reduction in school days, saying it will help lighten their predicament as they are already dealing with the high cost of food items, school supplies, and fees.
