Oyo Education Reforms Return 65,000 Out-Of-School Children to Classrooms
Korede Abdullah 
IBADAN, Nigeria – Education reforms under the Oyo State Government bring more than 65,000 out-of-school children back into classrooms, Governor Seyi Makinde says, marking a major turnaround in access to basic education across the state.
Makinde made the disclosure on Thursday while receiving a delegation from the Better Education Service Delivery for Additional Financing (BESDA-AF) Implementation Support Mission during a courtesy visit in Ibadan. He says the intervention strengthens enrolment, improves learning outcomes and reinforces public confidence in the education system.
“Oyo State has benefitted immensely from the programme,” the governor says. “It has enhanced and improved the education sector in the state.”
He thanked the World Bank and the Universal Basic Education Commission for technical and financial backing, pledging that the state will meet all requirements to access funds allocated in the next financing cycle.
“Our administration will provide the resources required to fully utilise the available funding,” Makinde adds.
Earlier, UBEC National Programme Coordinator Mayowa Aleshin explains that the mission assesses implementation progress, identifies challenges and offers recommendations to strengthen delivery.
“Our visit is to evaluate the BESDA-AF project and agree on the next steps,” he says.
World Bank team leader Shinsaku Nomura praises the reforms, describing the state’s efforts to expand access to quality education as “commendable.”
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