Dress Code In Osun Schools: We Will Respect the law- Aregbesola
Osun State Government has constituted a Six man committee under the chairmanship of Asiwaju of Iwo land and one time Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Barrister Gbadegesin Adedeji to unravel the causes of 
perennial crisis at the Baptist high School Iwo. This was made known on Monday by the Governor of the State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who visited the school alongside top government functionaries.
Aregbesola who wore the school uniform and was received by excited students spoke glowingly of the records of the school.
“I have decided to visit you today after I heard about a little misunderstanding and consequent bad behaviour by a very tiny number among you, which does not by any stretch of the imagination approximate the spirit of amity and scholarship in this school and even the community. The united manner in which you have all received me has put a lie to the antics of mischief makers who made futile bid to impress upon the whole world that this school and indeed Iwo town are on the verge of civil war.
“On the contrary, what I have seen are happy students in gay mood willing to project the Omoluabi ethos and looking to the future with great hope. This indeed is our desire for you. Our philosophy of education is the creation of the total man, a man physically, intellectually, morally and spiritually equipped to contribute to societal development.”
Speaking on his administration’s effort at turning around the state of education in the state, Aregbesola said that 10,407 teachers had been employed in all categories of schools by his administration making a total number of 12,715 teachers in primary schools and 7,848 teachers in secondary schools. A 54.8 per cent more than what he inherited.
He said “So far about N1.2 billion has been spent on Opon Imo, and this includes the delivery of 50,000 units of the tablets. A sum of N14.4 billion on capital projects – this has been spent so far on the construction of brand new 13 elementary schools, 14 middle schools and 12 high schools. N1.6 billion has has also been spent on school renovations which will continue until all our schools become centres of excellence
“The total recurrent annual expenditure on elementary schools is N21 billion, amounting to N84,000 per capita spending on each pupil while for secondary schools, it is N13.43 billion and per capita of N30,000 on each pupil. Our capital expenditure on all schools stands at N31.31 billion.”
Speaking on the disturbance witnessed in the school, the Governor maintained, amidst thunderous applause and cheers by the students, that his government will always uphold the rule of law. “We are a product of the rule of law and this has guided all our actions , as we have said in the past, we have not approved the use of hijab in any school. Let me repeat this again for the hearing of mischief-makers who have been working tirelessly to bring religious war to our state. Those prompting chaos and conflagration in our state; those who have well established antecedent of violent behaviour; those sowing the seed of discord in our schools and community and inciting one religion against another , will all fail miserably by the grace of the Almighty. The government did not at any time approve the use of hijab in any school, before the matter went to court. It is the court’s position that the status quo ante be maintained until the case is determined. This means that where it is in use, it will be maintained and it should not be extended to where it is not. This is the beauty of democracy, where there is respect for the rule of law”.
