30,000 tertiary, primary and secondary school students will benefit from Ogun Educash remittance scheme
The Ogun State Government has said that so far 20,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country have benefited from the ongoing Educash 50,000 Naira transfer to alleviate the current economic crisis.
Similarly, 10,000 poor students attending primary and secondary schools in the state are also benefiting from the N10,000 cash transfer.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Aligbabu, after monitoring the transfer of cash to public primary and secondary schools in Ogun West Senatorial District on Wednesday.
According to the Secretary, more students will have benefited from this gesture, both at tertiary and secondary/primary levels, by the end of next week, despite promising that all students caught will be compensated. It is said that he will receive the following.
He said: “As of today, we have supported 20,000 cases for one higher education institution, and the total number of beneficiaries of higher education institutions is just under 50,000. Hopefully, by the end of next week, we will reach half of that, or about 25,000 beneficiaries. I hope it reaches.
“For example, I want to assure those who have not seen Olabisi Onabanjo University, a list of just over 12,000 people has been sent to us. As we speak now, we have just under 6,000 The same goes for the Thai Solarin University of Education, which has just under 8,000 students. We have strived to have a pass rate in the range of 45% to 50% in all our schools,” he said. .
Prof. Aligbabu also said that the state government has no intention of providing cash entertainment to students of public primary and secondary schools during the ongoing exercise.
He pointed out that the government can make use of it even for parents who do not have bank accounts, as long as they are already captured for education cash payments.
“We do not intend to pay cash to anyone. We do not intend to handle cash. We will pay you through an account. If the person does not have an account, it is difficult to track cash transactions, so must be opened.
“If I say I paid 100 people while I was out today, how will I verify that? But what we get through transfers cannot be verified through bank statements or the alerts our banks receive. Masu.
“We don't want to have to pay in cash. We don't pay in cash, that's for sure.
“If someone has not opened an account, so if their name is captured and sent to us, i.e. primary and secondary beneficiaries, then what we can do for that person is if that person has an account. so that you can send us your details.
“For parents whose children have been selected for primary and secondary education as a result of poverty, we will look into that special case. If there are parents who do not have an account, we will open one. and send it to us,” he said.
At Christ Apostolic Church School 1, Ilaro, Mr. Hakeem Solomon Durosinmi and Mrs. Akinlade expressed their gratitude to Governor Dapo Abiodun for having the welfare of children at heart. He added that the funds will go a long way in providing more for children. The kids.
Also speaking, Mr. Dada Amidu Ayinde, Mrs. Victoria Joseph and Mr. Timothy Adeosun of Baptist High School, Ilaro, commended the governor for this gesture and assured them that the EduCash would be used for its intended purpose.
At Nawaile Uddin Nursery and Primary School, also in Ilaro, Mrs. Oniru Deborah and Mrs. Olabisi Oluwatoyin expressed happiness at the governor’s kind gesture.
Other schools visited by the team included Yewa Egbado University, United African Methodist Church Schools 1 and 2 Pahay, Ituru Community High School, Anglican High School, Methodist Wesley Nursery and Primary School in Gbogodo, and FO Ahmadiyya Primary School in Ilaro. and so on. , Christ Church School, Ilaro, Nawailuddin Nursery and Primary School, Baptist High School.
Source: dailypost.ng