The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, commissioned the Imose Tablet Production Centre at the Benin Technical School where students will be equipped with skills to produce and repair tablet computers.

Obaseki was accompanied, on the commissioning, by the Secretary to State Government, Osarodion Ogie; Chief of Staff, Osaigbovo Iyoha; Commissioner for Education, Dr. Joan Osa Oviawe, and the Commissioner for Housing, Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo, amongst other government officials.

Reaffirming the state government’s commitment to technical and vocational education, the governor said his administration is connecting all the 18 councils to fibres, which will be extended to schools in the state to drive the industrial revolution.

He said: “In 2016 and 2017 when we took over office, over 30,000 Edo youths struggled to cross to Libya and other countries, and education was one of the problems that prompted such moves. We did not accept the drop in school attendance, as it facilitated irregular migration and human trafficking, and my administration moved to change this trajectory. We are achieving results and have been recognised around the world.

“The EdoBEST programme has continued to shape and improve the quality of education in Edo, as the state is the only sub-national invited to attend the World Bank’s Global Education Summit. We will continue to talk about our successes in the education sector.”