In its bids to encourage mass literacy among the citizens and to tackle out of school challenges in Ogun State, the Government of Prince Dapo Abiodun through the Agency For Mass and Lifelong Education has taken the campaign against Illiteracy to market places and motor parks in Remo North, Yewa North, Ijebu North and Abeokuta South Local Government Areas of the State.

Speaking during the sensitisation drive, the Director in the Agency, Miss Abosede Odulesi encouraged people that have missed the opportunities of attending schools, to take the advantage of the free adult literacy and skills acquisition initiative of the government and enroll at the centre closer to their environment, saying textbooks and other writing materials are available at no charges and such learners will have the opportunity to write Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to be able to further their education to any desired levels.

Miss Odulesi noted that education is a powerful tool for personal and socio-economic development to achieve greatness in life, adding that people who can read and write would have their lives being transformed, and be independent to take certain decisions and will leave up to the expectations in their chosen endeavours.

The Director also intimated that the government has also provided opportunities of different vocations, such as garment making, hair dressing, catering and hospitality, shoe making, cosmetology, barbing among others for people who want to learn one trade or the other, disclosing that successful apprentice would be duly certificated and can use their certificates anywhere in the world.

"I want to encourage our adults and youths, especially people who are incapacitated to pay to learn a trade to maximise the opportunities of free Vocational and Skills training provided by the government and learn any trade of their choice", Odulesi said.

Appreciating the government for upgrading their status from illiterate to being literates, Mrs. Christianah Ogunleye and Olatunde Ajoke of Ayetoro centre, as well as Jimoh Quadri of Itele centre testified that before attending the adult school they cannot read or write but presently, not only they can read and write, but they can speak publicly.

Also, Juliet Akinleye, a beneficiary of free Vocational Skills confirmed that the training is free with adequate equipment supplied at no cost.