The Oyo state government has announced plans to reintroduce the open-day system in public primary schools across the state.

Executive chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, said this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan Sunday through the state Ministry of Information.

The statement said  Adeniran disclosed this during his state-wide interactive session with head-teachers in the state.

He said when reintroduced, the open-day will give parents opportunity to visit their children in schools to get firsthand insights into their children’s performance.

He said it would also afford parents the opportunity to speak to their children’s teachers on how to further improve those children.

He said the state government would also employ more strategies as part of measures to complement its absolute commitment to improve the basic education sector.

The SUBEB boss stated that the reintroduced system would be an improved adaptation of the moribund open-day, noting that the system would make parents more responsible towards their children in public schools.

“We will reintroduce the open-day system into our public schools system, because we realise that this will complement Governor Seyi Makinde’s free education policy.

“Parents need to be responsible for their children’s progress in schools,” he said. (NAN)