By Amaka Abayomi

The Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye has tasked stakeholders in the education sector to adhere to the state’s education policies for the betterment of education in the state.

UNVEILING: From left, Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye; Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo; and Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mrs. Dominga Odebunmi, at the unveiling of schools approval signage in Lagos State.

Oladunjoye, who gave the advice at a stakeholders’ forum with proprietors of private schools in Lagos State on Education Quality Assurance organized by the Office of Education Quality Assurance, emphasized the commitment of the state government in ensuring the safety of the children in the state’s schools as the template already established will be sustained by the incoming administration.

She said the state government is doing its best to raise the standard of education in the state as well as provide necessary infrastructures which can only be achieved with the support of the stakeholders. To this end, she urged private schools proprietors to support the incoming government.

Hinting that the incoming government at the federal level has promised to adopt the Lagos State educational model, Oladunjoye urged the school owners to ensure that they are duly registered with the state government for accurate data so that infrastructures can be planned for.

Earlier on in her speech, the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, said “the aim of this forum is to have a robust interactive session in which all issues will be discussed to move education forward and to intimate you about the new trend in the discharge of our responsibilities as education quality providers.”

While appreciating the contributions of the stakeholders, Soyombo advised them not to rest on their oars, urging them also to keep up the good work. “I urge the already standardized schools to mentor and assist those who are still below the expected level because you are not just helping them but you are helping yourselves.”