Millennium Development Goals: Implication for Yewa Youth Empowerment. Presented at Yewa Union Monthly Forum on 18 t

1. Millennium Development Goals: Implication for Yewa Youth Empowerment. Presented at Yewa Union Monthly Forum on 18th February 2012. BiyiOtegbeye Managing Director Regency Alliance Insurance Plc.

2. MILLENNIUM DECLARATION • In 2000, 189 nations made a promise to free people from extreme poverty and multiple deprivations. This pledge became the eight Millennium Development Goalsto be achieved by 2015.

3. EIGHT GOALS FOR 2015

4. ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION Target: “Ensure that by 2015 children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary Education” INDICATORS: • Net Enrolment • Pupil Starting Primary 1 / who reach Primary 5 • Primary Six Completion Rate • Literacy Rate of 15 to 24 years old

5. EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT (Established Views) • ….education is a pre-condition for the emancipation of the individuals from ignorance, poverty and human slavery and for economic empowerment. Lynch (1997). • education is an instrument for changing traditional attitudes, beliefs and practices that are inimical to human and rational development.Fagerlind and Saha (1989). • Browne and Barret (1991) and Hoeck (1997) found that “ basic education significantly correlate with improved living standard, reduced infertility, reduced maternal and child mortality, reduced early marriage, which is common in developing countries and improved hygienic and nutritional awareness and practice “

6. Many studies have constantly shown that acquisition of education have varying poverty reducing potentials. According to Colclough, (2009),” education helps people to become more productive, have higher earnings and avoid poverty“ • Psacharopoulos and Patrinos (2004) found a strong correlation between progressions in educational levels and wage returns. The study showed that internationally, one additional year of education adds approximately 10% to a person’s wage at the mean of the distribution.

7. MAP OF OGUN STATE

8. NOTE:Ogun-State Population 3,751,143 Ogun State Land Area 139,516km * 25% of the following Local Government areas are assumed to be part of Yewaland Abeouka North 198,393 808km Ado odo-Ota 527,242 878km

9. TABLE 1: NUMBER OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS (PUBLIC & PRIVATE) IN OGUN STATE 2010 - 2011 ACADEMIC SESSION

10. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

11. TABLE 2: NUMBER OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE2011- 2012 ACADEMIC SESSION

12. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

13. TABLE 3: NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE 2011 - 2012 ACADEMIC SESSION

14. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

15. TABLE 4: NUMBER OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS (PUBLIC & PRIVATE) IN OGUN STATE 2011 - 2012

16. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

17. TABLE 5: ENROLMENT OF PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS2010 - 2011

18. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

19. TABLE 6: ENROLMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE2010 - 2011

20. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

21. TABLE 7: ENROLMENT OF PUPILS IN (PRIVATE & PUBLIC) PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE2010 - 2011

22. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

23. TABLE 8: ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS2010 - 2011

24. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

25. TABLE 9: ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS FOR PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE 2010 - 2011

26. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

27. TABLE 10: ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN (PUBLIC & PRIVATE) SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE 2010 - 2011

28. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

29. TABLE 11: ENROLMENT OF PUPILS IN PRIVATE NURSERY SCHOOLS IN OGUN STATE2010 - 2011

30. Source: Statistic Department, Ogun State, Ministry of Science and Technology

31. OGUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT POPULATION BY 5-YEAR AGE GROUP(AGES 0 – 19)

32. Source: National Population Commission 2006 Population and housing Census.

33. 7 FACTS FROM THE DATA

34. FACT 1 • There are 374 Public Primary Schools in Yewa representing 26% of Public Primary Schools in Ogun State (1436). • Population of eligible primary school students (Ages 6 – 11) in Yewa is approximately 169,432, while the total state population of Ages 6-11 is approximately 699,674. This represents 24.22%. • We can safely conclude that Yewa has a fair share of public primary schools in Ogun State. *Assumption: 30% increase in population between 2006 to date

35. FACT 2 • The total number of approved private primary schools in Yewa is 241 out of Ogun State’s total of 1694. • This represents 14.23%. • Relative to population figure, (See Fact 1)Yewa needs to establish more private primary schools.

36. FACT 3 • Total number of public secondary schools in Yewa is 115 out of Ogun State’s total of 474. • Representing 24.26%. • Population of eligible secondary school students in Yewa (Ages 12-18) is approximately 162,741, while Ogun State figure is 722,974. This represents 22.51%. • We can safely conclude that Yewa has a fair share of public secondary schools in Ogun State.

37. FACT 4 • There are 434 approved private secondary schools in Ogun State. • Yewa has a total of 50 representing 11.52%. • With the population of eligible students in Yewa relative to the entire state i.e 22.51% (Fact 3), the number of private secondary schools in Yewa is rather small. • Quality Education can only be achieved by encouraging investments in private secondary schools.

38. FACT 5 • Total enrolment into primary school at Yewa is 147,919 out of eligible primary School student (Ages 6-11) of approximately 169,432. • This represent 87.30%. • This is good report which shows that the MDG is attainable in Yewaland.

39. FACT 6 • Total enrolment into secondary school at Yewa (Public & Private)is 86,549 out of the eligible secondary school student (Ages 12-18)of approximately 162.741. • This represents about 53.18%. • This shows that dropout rate after primary school is significantly high and over almost 46% of eligible secondary school students are out of school.

40. FACT 7 • Except Ado Odo/Ota which cannot be wholly classified as Yewaland, there is no privately owned University or Polytechnic in Yewa.

41. WHERE ARE THE DROP-OUTS?

42. RIDING OKADA

43. HAWKING

44. SMUGGING (FAYAWO)

45. WORKING ON FARMS

46. SIMPLY WASTING AWAY

47. OTHER CHALLENGES • Infrastructural Decay • Lack of Teaching/Learning Materials • Overstretched Teaching Capacity • Poor Education Quality • Frequent Disruption to Academic Progress • Lack of Training for teaching staff • Poor motivation for teaching staff • Politically induced Educational Disparity

48. WAY FORWARD – (My view) 1. Private initiative to get all eligible students back to class. This can be achieved through:- • Sustained public enlightenment campaign • Development of existing school infrastructures • Encouraging the establishment of private institutions.

49. 2. Private initiatives to combat drop-out rates through: • Scholarship initiatives for educationally gifted. • Privately funded education counseling units in select schools. 3. A case for privately funded Yewa model schools. 4. Mobilising Ogun State government to sustain fundings for Yewa schools.

50. REFERENCES • 2006 Population and Housing Census; National Population Commission. • School Enrolment Statistics; Ogun State government. • UN Millennium Development Goals on Universal Primary Education: A Task or A Wish – The Nigerian Case; C U Otegbeye. • Federal Republic of Nigeria (2005), Nigeria Millennium Development Goals 2009 report. Abuja, The National Planning Commission. • Kosemani, J.M. (1993) “The historical background to contemporary educational disparity in Nigeria Africa Heritage Research and Publications. • Lynch, J. (1997). Education and development: A human rights analysis. London; Cassell. • Psacharopoulos, G., and Patrinos, H.A. (2004) Returns on Investment in Education: A Further Update. Education Economics. • Nigeria National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy. Abuja, National Planning Commission.