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The governorship candidate of the All Progresives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Sen Teslim Folarin, has said his administration will use education and technology to develop the state, if voted into office in 2023.
Folarin stated this in his message to teachers in the state, to commemorate the 2022 World Teacher’s Day.
According to the three-term senator, this year’s theme: “The Transformation Of Education Begins With Teachers,” is well captured in his 2023 rescue blueprint for the state’s education sector, which emphasises the importance of training and re-training teachers to meet contemporary challenges of today’s ever-evolving world.
“The comatose state of the education sector under the present administration is visible to the blind and audible to the deaf. Hence, the need for a Rescue Mission to restore, reposition and reinvigorate the sector for immediate transformation.
“Since good teachers are the reasons ordinary students dream to do extraordinary things, I urge you not to despair despite the deprivations you face under the current government. I know for a fact that your worries will soon be over,” he said.
The governorship candidate applauded all hardworking teachers in the state, saying “on this historic day set aside to specifically highlight you as our most vital contingent of nationbuilders, your labour of love, and heritage of sacrifice cannot be underestimated.”
He prayed for good health and God’s gracious goodness for all the teachers in the state.