Ekiti launches free school bus scheme Ekiti State’s primary and secondary schools’ pupils will ride in free buses when schools reopen for the new academic session The gesture, courtesy of the state government, came barely a year after Governor Kayode Fayemi promised to make public schools more attractive and more competitive. The governor, who presented 10 luxury buses through his deputy, Prof. Modupe Adelabu, at the weekend, said his administration had never deviated from its commitment to the provision of a conducive environment for learning. He directed that pupils in private schools wearing uniforms should be allowed free ride in any of the buses designed for their routes in city centres, including Ado-Ekiti, Ikere-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti and Ijero-Ekiti. The presentation of the buses, according to him, was to fulfil a promise he made to the pupils at a live programme on Ekiti Television, an arm of the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES). The pupils, drawn from public primary schools, had during the chat asked the governor when they would start riding in buses to schools like their peers in privately-run schools. Thee Nation
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:38:34 +0000
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