Source: Business Day
 

Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Wasiu Olatunbosun has said the Oyo State Government’s allocation to education in the 2022 budget shows its seriousness in improving the sector, adding that this is part of the Seyi Makinde-led administration’s efforts to increase expenditure on education between 2022 and 2023.

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Wasiu Olatunbosun, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Oyo state.

The commissioner said Governor Makinde allocated 18.37% of the 2022 budget to education, hinting that this does not fall short of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) benchmark of 15 to 20 percent of the annual budget.

Speaking at the 6th Annual Re-Union of Urban Day Grammar School, Elekuro, held at Government Technical College Pavilion, Orita- Aperin, Ibadan, the Oyo State Government’s Spokesman said Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration is committed to ensuring Oyo State keeps meeting up with the UNESCO international benchmark.

Olatunbosun said the present administration has made spirited efforts to ensure that the Oyo State Government’s investment in the sector meets the globally accepted standard of 20 percent of budgetary allocations.