A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and member ,House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi Jr.has promised to use his good offices to facilitate the establishment of Special School in the Constituency.
The federal lawmaker underscored the importance of a special school that would cater for academic needs of children with special medical deficiency to Ekiti State.
Speaking at a two day capacity workshop organised for teachers in Oye Ekiti,in conjunction with NurtureHouse Consulting,the Federal Lawmaker said the programme was in fulfilment of his campaign promises.Over 200 teachers participated.
Tagged “Strengthening Foundation of Practice” the teachers were taught on how to identify special students, make use of technology, drama, signs, games and other instructional materials to impact knowledge in their students and to also prevent Gender Based Violence, GBV.
The lawmaker representing Ekiti North Federal Constituncy One said the idea was ensure that no one is left behind in the scheme of things.
According to him , teachers are great stakeholders whose role in the development of the education sector could not be qualified.
He said the capacity building workshop was aimed at exposing the teachers to new techniques that could enhance their delivery.
” I want to live all my days in office servicing you and working to build a great society, I’m counting days, I have so far sponsored four bills, I have moved two motions and two petitions many people said as a first timer, I may not get good positions but by the grace of God, I was made the Chairman of Media.
The idea of living no one behind was a consistent thing in my campaign, during my campaign, I observed that we have left a lot of people behind, the vulnerable persons, those with Disabilities, women and many others.
“All that I have done are through personal efforts and support from partners, it will also be replicated in the health sector so that we can have the best health care services.
This is the bases fo naming the programme “Leaving no One Behind, Capacity Development Programme for Teachers 1.0 in Ekiti North Federal Constituncy, Oye/Ikole”
Some beneficiaries described the workshop as an eye-opener with a promise to make good use of the knowledge gained.
Council chairmen, political leaders and other dignitaries on the occassion commended Hon. Akin Rotimi for the initiative which they said would reflect in the quality of education in the constituency.
Commenting on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Hon Rotimi said the judgement was fair enough urging the litigants to put aside politics and joined hands with President Bola Tinubu towards moving the nation forward.