Stakeholders in the education sector in Oke Ogun and Ogbomoso zones of Oyo state have commended Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, lawmaker representing Oyo North Senatorial District for facilitating digital learning centres for public schools in the regions.
Over 50 public schools including Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, Midwifery and Nursing School, Saki have benefited from the ICT Centres and CBT training centres facilitated by Senator Buhari
The ICT centres which were built by Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency NITDA were powered with Solar Power, IT equipment with computers, e-learning facilities and internet connectivity for 1year.
Most of the schools have no computer rooms and so some of their students were seeing computer for the first time.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Land Transport said he facilitated the centres to boost digital literacy with the aim of enhancing the students studies and make them fit into the system.
“Apart from my contributions at the red chamber, I owe it a duty to enhance the development of my district part of which is preparing the younger ones for the future. We are now in a digital world, the younger ones need to compete with their peers and colleagues from other part of the world favourably, they need to be informed and have basic knowledge of computer so that they can progress,” the lawmaker lamented.
During the Commissioning, Senator Buhari allayed the fear of the students and encouraged them to be focused and determined to succeed in life “You have what it takes to be whatever you wish to be in life, make use of the opportunity you have now to lay the foundation for a better tomorrow and achieve your set goals”.
“I was not born with silver spoon. My mother sells Pap (Eko) but with determination I am where I am today. I didn’t have the opportunity you are enjoying now but because I was determined to be great in life I am where I am today and I want you to also take a cue from that”.
Profressor Oluwafisayo Ologunde, Vice Chancellor, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso described Senator Buhari as strong pillar of support for LAUTECH and commended him for facilitating the e-learning facilities.
Representatives of the students who spoke on behalf of their colleagues in the benefitting schools commended the Senator for the gesture and promised to make use of the facilities to enhance their studies .
In their separate remarks , principal of Iseyin District Grammar School Iseyin, Alhaji Wasiu Ademola of Muslim Grammar School Otu and others said the ICT centres facilitated by Senator Buhari were timely interventions which will enhance students knowledge about computer as well as prepared them for examinations such as JAMB, WAEC and others..
Various speakers at the Commissioning programme including traditional rulers, School Governing board, Old Students association as well as Parents lauded Senator Buhari and the Federal government for the support.
