WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Ad Ogun deputy governor Salako-Oyedele and members of the House of Reps Committee on TETFUND Next Stay Exploring Ba Vi’s Dragon Fruit Garden [NếmTV] 40 42 00:00 00:00 / 00:00 10 Sec Published By: Kazeem Ugbodaga By Adejoke Adeleye States in Nigeria are yet to access the N500 billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), says the House of Representatives Committee on TETFUND. The committee chaired by Mariam Onuoha were in Ogun State on an oversight function and paid a visit on Governor Dapo Abiodun. Onuoha, said the committee was in the state due to accumulated N500 billion TETFUND interventions, which were not accessed by states. She said a resolution was reached to relax some of the stringent provisions, to enable the affected institutions to have access to the fund. Onuoha enjoined stakeholders to support the committee, to avail them of the opportunity of performing their tasks effectively. Speaking, Abiodun lauded TETFUND for its continuous interventions in higher institutions of learning, which has boosted academic performance among students. Represented by his Deputy, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, the governor expressed delight that the presence of TETFUND was felt in various higher institutions in the state, adding that the current administration would support all efforts geared towards ensuring that the beneficiary institutions access all interventions meant for them. “Ogun is the education capital of Nigeria and has a long-standing history of superlative educational legacies alongside achievements of its citizenry. The pro-activeness of the House Committee towards fast-tracking the process of retrieving the allocated but not yet accessed TETFUND interventions for Higher Institutions in the state domiciled with the Central Bank of Nigeria, is commendable,” the governor said. He said his administration placed importance on its Education sector, noting that accessing the funds by institutions would go a long way in improving teaching and learning, as well as training and development of human resources.