Furtherance to the new Edo State Education policy of his Excellency Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State Ministry of Education hereby unveils the Edo Recycle programme as part of its drive to impact all students in the rural areas. This programme is meant to provide an Educational safety-net for the less opportuned children in the state, by virtue of their location out of the Urban area.This is in line with the vision of the Governor that Education must reach the ordinary man’s child equally and equitably.
Speaking at the Stakeholders engagement of both private school owners, various unions as well as civil society groups, the Honourable Commissioner for Education stated that to this end, the Edu-recycle programme is to collect used books or sponsored books and school kits from the society and rechannel them to learners who cannot afford them.
Parents who are well to do and other well meaning Nigerians whose kids are leaving the basic and secondary schools without a siblings in school are also encouraged to donate the books of their graduating children to light up the lives of the less privileged children.
He went on to charge parents and their children to take care of the books being purchased with the mind that other children will benefit from the use in the future.
Members of the public will be briefed as collection and redistribution commences at various locations in the State.
The Edo State Governor encourages all parents to seize the Government’s initiative to better the lives of their children as part of the drive to reduce poverty, cultism and other related vices in the Society