UBEC, OSUN SUBEB Train Public Primary School Agric Teachers On World Best Agricultural Practices In Schools..... By Sofiu Abdulganiyu, .

The Executive Chairman, Osun State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon. Ajibola Famurewa has urged public primary school teachers to go into practical Agricultural teachings devoid of the usual theories while teaching the children  in schools over the years.

Hon Famurewa stated this in a speech delivered at a 3-day training workshop program in Osogbo, organized by Universal Basic Education Commission. UBEC, Abuja in collaboration with Osun Universal Basic Education Board.

    

The workshop is on going concurrently in the three Senatorial Districts of the state ,comprising Osun Central, Osun East and Osun West  for public primary school Agric. teachers.

The SUBEB Boss noted that holistic practice of Agriculture can improve  the Nation economy most especially at this moment   when the country is facing serious economic challenges.

Hon. Famurewa said the present administration in the state of Osun under the leadership of Governor Adegboya Oyetola is passionate about Agriculture, stressing that introducing  the school children into farming at a very tender age  will serve as a veritable avenue to creat job opportunities thereby  preparing  them for other  life long Agricultural practices.  

He  implored the participants who are all teachers to take the  training program very serious.

Earlier In his welcome address , the Executive Secretary, SUBEB,Osun,Mr Adeoye Bakare thanked  the national umbrella body of the Commission,,UBEC for its support over the years.

    

 Mr Bakare also lauded  Governor Adegboyega Oyetola  for ensuring that the training workshop became a reality.

      

Mr Bakare similarly  enjoined the participants  to wholeheartedly embrace and make judicious of the knowledge acquired at the training workshop with the theme "School To Farm".

                  

In their separate remarks, a  UBEC Officer, Mallam Idris Oladipupo and Leader of the resource Persons, a lecturer from Kaduna State University, Dr Olaniyi Akeem noted the essentialness of  the training workshop with a declaration that it has the potential tendency of  eradicating the global  poverty and hunger currently  facing humanity.