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ES, OSUN SUBEB Inaugurates Young Farmers’ Club In Basic Schools
-Describes Agriculture As Panacea To Hunger
Osun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has inaugurated the Young Farmer’s Club in basic schools as means of encouraging farming among young learners.
The program was put together by Osun SUBEB and Universal Basic Education Commission UBEC, under the 2022 Agricultural Education Training program (AETP) UBE Intervention for selected primary and Junior Secondary Schools across the State three Senatorial Districts of Osun State.
Speaking while performing the inauguration, the Executive Secretary, SUBEB, Mr Yahaya Bakare encouraged young learners to develop interest in farming and other activities relating to agriculture at an early stage.
Speaking further at the programme, Mr. Bakare expressed gratitude and commended UBEC and Governor Ademola Adeleke’s led Administration on their support on provision of Agricultural materials and creating enabling environment to making agricultural practices strive in basic schools across the State for food sufficiency.
The Osun SUBEB Scribe implored both learners and Agric teachers to embrace the program with love and take it seriously, saying that farming has become a source of income and employment.
He therefore urged the participants and other Nigerians to make use of the rare opportunities that God has blessed the nation with.
In his address the representative of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Murtala Jimoh who was represented by the Director Basic Schools, Mr Oyetunji Mayowa stressed on the advantages of investing in agriculture.
In their separate good will messages, the Director School Services, Mr Olufemi Abiola, the UBEC, Osun State Accountant, Mrs Toyin Adesoji, the Chairman School Services Forum, Mr Bosun Usman and the AETP Desk Officer, Mr Agboola Opeyemi expressed delight on the laudable program while emphasizing on the importance of reintroduction of young farmers club into schools.
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