Offpoint:

yeah, they've been doing that until APC comes in and stop it... APC is cursed

hostine316:


So you mean to tell me that the education sector is a place you can cut cost from. I think our youths are already going insane these days. The education sector should be the main driving force of any country. That is why Nigeria and Africa as a whole can never move forward in terms of science and technology. USA, Germany and many other developed countries allocates more than 10% of their annual budget to education and that is why they are shaking the world with discoveries. it's just a pity that sufferness and hardship have taken over your sense of reasoning.

9jakohai:
Good idea...states need to cut extra costs.

Time for churches, mosques, private individuals to step in.

There is no such thing as free education.....unless you want Ondo govt to raise taxes

noeloge82:


If u are in Ondo state u will know that taxes has since been raised even petty traders pay heavy with direct enforcement from board of internal revenue, ondo state commerce agency and even local govt iGR task force
So it's not easy now

9jakohai:


Germany also pays high taxes at a rate of 50% of a german's annual income.

As for the USA (I can speak about US as i have had friends and relatives who studied and are studying there)..no state govt pays for the SAT ...their equivalent of the WASSCE. You pay for it yourself. And most high schools are sustained by....high taxes.

Finally, Germany and the US are both diversified economies...with a high industrial component..so they have enough revenue to pay for everything.

Nigeria on the other hand is a poor, oil dependent country...with a poor industrial sector that doesn't export anything.

Beautywealth:
don't blame Apc my brother who mimiko paid for can't check his results not only him and his mate too reason is that they owing weac

hostine316:


So you mean to tell me that the education sector is a place you can cut cost from. I think our youths are already going insane these days. The education sector should be the main driving force of any country. That is why Nigeria and Africa as a whole can never move forward in terms of science and technology. USA, Germany and many other developed countries allocates more than 10% of their annual budget to education and that is why they are shaking the world with discoveries. it's just a pity that sufferness and hardship have taken over your sense of reasoning.

9jakohai:


And even at that, the revenue isn't enough.

How about salaried workers? How much of their salary do they pay in taxes?

If Ondo wants to have free education...it has to become an industrial economy producing goods for export.

jayjay213:
As from May 2018, students sitting for the West African Examination Council, WAEC exams across public institutions in Ondo state will have to pay their examination fees themselves, as the state government has stopped the payment of the fees for the students.

The Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Femi Agagu made this known while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held in Akure on Wednesday.

Agagu who addressed the press alongside the Information Commissioner, Yemi Olowolabi also said the members of the Council took time to study the recommendations of the Education Summit organised by the state government last year before arriving at its decision.


On the issue of free education, the Education Commissioner said the Council resolved that government will continue to fund education at the primary and post-primary levels while also setting up an Education Trust Fund that would help to mobilise funds for the education sector in the state.

Citizens of the state Mr. Agagu said, will be encouraged to pay N1,000 into the trust fund which will be managed by a committee comprising prominent sons and daughters of Ondo State.

In the same vein, the state government also announced the appointment of Prince Joel Oluwafemi Adeluwoye as the new Asuada of Isuada in Owo Local Government Area of the state.

http://www.sunshineherald.news/ondo-govt-hands-off-payment-waec-exam-students/

9jakohai:


Receive sense
Look...this is not politics.

It is about states cutting costs.

If a PDP governor does the same,it would still be the right decision.

In 2013...oil was at $120 per barrel. Now it is at $60 per barrel. States are losing revenue. Either they start cutting costs while they can.....or they take more loans, or raise taxes.

And yes, many states are korrupt too. That even makes it worse...they are stealing from a diminished treasury)

No such thing as free education....yes Awo did it...at a time when less than 10% of the school aged population was in school.

9jakohai:



Look...this is not politics.

It is about states cutting costs.

If a PDP governor does the same,it would still be the right decision.

In 2013...oil was at $120 per barrel. Now it is at $60 per barrel. States are losing revenue. Either they start cutting costs while they can.....or they take more loans, or raise taxes.

And yes, many states are korrupt too. That even makes it worse...they are stealing from a diminished treasury)

No such thing as free education....yes Awo did it...at a time when less than 10% of the school aged population was in school.

Kay25:

Yes there is no dispute to that but if u say they are cutting cost have they put a cut to their salaries and allowances ?if they have value for education and the masses they are governing they won't cut cost that will impoverish the citizens

sainttwist1:
I said it......APC, iroko own na part 1, I will not blame the man sha, he paid the people for the votes...the money is from somewhere so he need to refund the money....so ondo people enjoy.....

9jakohai:


God bless you.

This is a discussion, not a game of insults.

9jakohai:
Good idea...states need to cut extra costs.

Time for churches, mosques, private individuals to step in.

There is no such thing as free education.....unless you want Ondo govt to raise taxes

anointedpeter:



LOL, so if d government want to cut their expenses so they can not cut d number of apointment that swallow the state allocation or it is a crime in nigeria for our leader to make a little sacrifice for the development of d country hummmm!!! my dear ondo state more of clueless policy eya sorrry

SNIPER123:

God bless you too.
Meanwhile you need to reason well before you contribute.
This is education!!! Payment of Waec. Do you know we have many students that can't avoid the exam fees?

9jakohai:


Yes, because unfortunately oil our main source of income is falling in price....so either costs are cut....OR the state takes anoda loan, or taxes are raised.

DICKtator:


Yeah!
Right!
I support this.

Costs must be cut

This means that the Governor and his cabinet members would cut their salaries, the house of assembly members too.

Also excessive "in-house" government expenditure must be cut aggressively too!
Even those local government councillors that are the bedrock and champions of corruption must be affected by this cut!

I concur!

9jakohai:


Do you know that we are earning far less from oil than we were 4 years ago?

Do you know that we have massive loans to sort out?

Do you know that we cannot touch recovered cash till the related court cases are sorted out?

Do you know that our economy is poor because 'resource dependency'/

Yes...governors should reduce their allowances, and special assistants...but must we use the money saved for only WAEC hopefulls? Plus..the number of WAEC hopefulls keep on increasing year after year..so sustainability?

Do you know that the same state govt already heavily subsidizes primary and secondary education so that you don't pay fees of 150000 naira and above?

Why can't churches, mosques, etc step in and help fund WAEC fees?

See the problem?

9jakohai:


I dare say they are corrupt, but all the government's I know that run free education have economies that are heavily diversified, and export lots of manufactured goods.

Ondo state is not that type of economy.

Even if they cut allowances, how about next year? What happens if waec increases their fees? What about other things that need funding like the primary schools?

I hate defending the state govt, and with all my heart I wish education was free of charge. But in this era where we have been earning between $60-80 per barrel of oil less than what we were earning 4 years ago., costs have to be cut. And it will be harsh.

Or we can take a loan of $300-600 billion from IMF, and push the problem to the next generation

9jakohai:


They could, i suppose...but remember that the number of WAEC hopefuls grows from year to year....so how sustainable is that?