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The Osun State Government, on Tuesday, berated the critics of its computer tablet, otherwise called ‘Opon Imon’, distributed to senior secondary school students in the state, saying its critics are suffering from attention deficiency syndrome.
It would be recalled that Iyiola Omisore criticised the educational programme and policies of the state, saying the government only distributed 900 computer tablets to students.
A statement issued and signed by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy of the state government, Semiu Okanlawon, said Omisore can only be suffering from attention deficiency syndrome with his allegation that only 900 Tablets of Knowledge (Opon Imo) have been distributed to students throughout the state.
While reacting to the allegation, the state government said the allegation was a mischievous comment by Omisore especially on the distribution of Opon Imo and other aspects of the education reforms going on in the state.
The government said, that at least, 1,473 tablets have been distributed to students in Ile Ife, where Omisore hails from shows the tragedy of an aspirant who does not even have basic information about what affects the people in his immediate constituency.
“If 1,473 students have received their copies of Opon Imo in Ile Ife alone, that better explains how many tablets have been distributed in the entire state which has 30 local government areas and an area office.
“We advise Omisore to visit schools such as Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife, Community High School Olugbode, Moremi High School, Ile-Ife, Aderemi Memorial College, Aye-Oba, Ifesowapo Community Grammar School, Egbejoda, Olode Grammar School, Irepodun Grammar School, Aye-Arode, Community Sec. Grammar Sch. Ajebandele Fadehan, Community High School, Alabameta, St. David’s Grammar School, Ile-Ife and others to see and tell the world how many tablets are in those schools and how far removed he is to the people of his constituency.
The statement reminded the people that the government had explained long time that only 50,000 units of the 150,000 tablets required by our students would be brought into the country, while the remaining 100,000 units would be assembled at an assembly plant being constructed in the state.
