*Inaugurates Environmental Safeguard Team for out-of-school children
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), Dr. Nureni Adeniran has hinted that the state government is to motivate and retain out-of-school children into the formal school system for a functional education
Dr. Adeniran dropped this hint in Ibadan while speaking at a 2-day orientation training for the newly constituted local environmental and social safeguard teams in Ibadan
The SUBEB board Chairman stressed that part of the team’s priorities under supervision of the board is to strategize to consolidate on the gains of ongoing Better Education Service Delivery for All, BESDA programme in Oyo State.
According to Dr Adeniran, some of the priorities of the team included promotion of children’s right in the locality; report cases of any form of child abuse in schools; report adults vulnerable to radicalization and enhance compliance to safeguarding procedures and effective use of Grievance Redress Mechanism boxes, among others.
” The idea of Environmental and Social Safeguards was conceived in BESDA as an operational procedures designed to mitigate and minimise adverse environmental and social impact that may arise in the implementation of development projects”, he said.
Dr Adeniran added, ” Environmental and Social Safeguards also have pro-active dimensions to try to increase chances that development projects deliver better outcomes for people and the environment”
Speaking further, Dr Adeniran said the members selected across the 21 BESDA Focus Local Government Areas, will help reduce adverse socio-environmental impact that may arise in the implementation of development projects.
While charging members of the team to face the challenges ahead with courage, sincerity of purpose, so as to merit and foster the high expectation of the people, the SUBEB Chairman said, ” your assignment demands a high sense of responsibility, a large heart, total loyalty your communities, local governments, the Board, the State and Nigeria, as a whole”.
“We see you as leaders in your assigned duties. We therefore expect you to discharge your duties with good sense of judgement, strong will and dedication”.
Dr Adeniran therefore reiterated that Oyo State Government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is committed to ensuring that out-of-school children in the State are reduced to the barest minimum, as they access qualitative education.
