Former House of Representatives member and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant Bimbo Daramola, is to buy 1,000 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) forms for Ekiti indigenes.
The move, according to the APC chieftain, is to relaunch Ekiti to an enviable height in the education ladder and to restore the old glory of the state in education.
At a press conference tagged: Teaching how to fish, Daramola said the initiative would help students from poor homes get admission into higher institutions this year. He pointed out that youths needed to acquire education to be relevant in the 21st Century economy. He said the initiative would open vistas of opportunities for Ekiti youths.
Daramola said he regretted the dashing of hopes of many young people in the state by poverty, saying that many had resorted to peasant farming and commercial motorcycle riding as means of livelihood.
He said the initiative would be carefully executed across the 133 towns in the state to promote scholarship and hard work.
He said: “Ekiti people benefitted, in no small measures, from the free education policy initiated by the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo in 1955. Those who had resigned to consistent farming embraced the policy and many later became great academics.
“But, at the time Ekiti people were believed to be the best in education. This glory is gradually fading away. I believe no effort should be spared to reignite the flame for education among our youths. Ekiti cannot afford to lay back in education because that was the only flourishing industry we are known for.
“It is glaring the present government in Ekiti has degraded and debased education by promoting tokenism and poverty-compliant scheme called stomach infrastructure. Little wonder, many of our graduates and young school leavers no prefer Okada riding to seeking admission for higher learning.
“But time has come to rescue our youths. Ekiti is rich in human resources and this spirit must not be allowed to diminish.”
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