Inspiring Mileage: How Sanwo-Olu and Tokunbo Wahab Digitalise Education in Lagos
Inspiring Mileage: How Sanwo-Olu and Tokunbo Wahab Digitalise Education in Lagos
Lagos State is set to become the regional centre for efforts towards sustainable growth and development in the country. This is particularly based on the new and improved measures that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his cabinet have taken against illiteracy and mediocre methods of formal learning. The first phase of these measures, EkoDigital, has already started.
The fact is that there is no amount of encomium that would be too much for Sanwo-Olu, and his assistants, particularly Tokunbo Wahab, the Governor’s Special Adviser on Education. Now that the EkoDigital Initiative has hit the ground running, it is only a matter of time before Lagos becomes the Holy Land for pilgrimage for other states and governors interested in improving the access of their citizens to formal education.
Even those with a bone to pick with Governor Sanwo-Olu and his All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot but approve of the strides that the government has made to education and the educational sector. It has not only upgraded the mode of education for the many citizens of the state but also significantly improved access to it, especially for those who were originally out of school.
Based on the reports, the EkoDigital initiative, which might soon become the lasting legacy of Sanwo-Olu and Wahab, started to register youngsters in primary and secondary schools on September 10. Furthermore, preparations have been made to begin training young students and aspiring entrepreneurs on Wednesday, September 15.
So far, the EkoDigital initiative has been designed to address the needs of youngsters in primary and secondary schools, as well as young students and aspiring entrepreneurs. Thus, the programme is subdivided into two platforms: EKO Digital Foundation and EKO Digital Hybrid. In both cases, expert teachers will provide quality lectures and instructions on a variety of subjects, all of which can be accessed online.
One can only say that Wahab and his boss have more in mind for Lagosians than folks can imagine. They have started with education. There is more to come.