THE AFRICA REPORT

Makinde is now focused on education. The state is regarded to have the highest number of out of school children in south west Nigeria.

In his new year speech, Makinde said his goal is to make Oyo State the hub for education tourism in Nigeria, not just at the basic education level but at the tertiary level as well.

The state now has the biggest education spending allocation of 22.4% of the 2020 budget, topping the federal government's 15%.

Records from the finance ministry showed that last year the state increased education spending to 10% from the previous 4% and provided a N526 million grant to all primary and secondary schools to be disbursed term by term.