Osun State’s Opon Imo project should have had the benefit of clearer strategy, according to The Scoop’s Stanley Azuakola. Beyond the bling-bling of handing tablets to secondary school students, Rauf Aregbesola’s administration certainly needs to think-think. Because we’re all waiting to see that report card. Now that the really grating Opon Imo gushfest has quieted some, Stanley’s up close take on the project suggests that this supposed marvel of government innovation isn’t all it was cracked up to be.

Stanley Azuakola: Aregbesola, free education and opon imo: Beyond the bling-blingTweetby Stanley Azuakola At last, the buzz and chatter which heralded the public launch of the opon imo for secondary school students in Osun state is slowly ebbing. If you listen closely, you can still hear the hum, but most non-partisans have now adopted a wait-and-see posture.

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