Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Prof. Dayo Faduyile OON, has met with the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, as part of efforts to attract federal presence and development to his district.

The meeting, which held on Monday, November 2, at the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, was behind closed doors.

This was contained in a press release made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Senator’s aide, Steve Ovirih.

According to the statement, Senator Faduyile has in the last three months been engaging stakeholders across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to foster interface that will drive development to Ondo South.

Ovirih quoted the Senator as describing his discussion with the Education Minister as “robust, productive and positive.”

“Senator Faduyile went into a closed door session with the Minister of Education and afterwards told newsmen that he had a robust discussion with Dr. Tunji Alausa, describing the meeting as productive and positive,” the statement said.

The Ondo South lawmaker was also quoted to have thanked the minister for granting him audience and commended the reforms recorded in the education sector under his watch.

“He thanked the Honourable Minister for giving him audience, while saluting the appreciable level of positive impacts that have been recorded in the education sector under the watch of the minister,” the aide said.

The statement added that Prof. Faduyile noted that there are areas of collaboration between the Senate and the Ministry that would put the education system from basic to secondary and tertiary on a firm footing, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

On how the meeting would impact education in Ondo South, the Senator assured that positive developments would be attracted to the district as things unfold.