Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has promised that the State will be among the top ten in the ranking of the West African Examination Council(WAEC) before his first term ends.
He said his administration will deploy all legal academic means that will return the past glory of the State in external examinations .
Speaking at the opening of the 3 day Education Summit aimed at revamping and repositioning the State education sector for better results, Governor Adeleke who was represented by the state Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi said the State will implement the outcomes of the summit to the letter.
He noted that the theme of the summit, “Getting it Right and Revamping Education Sector in Osun State” was carefully chosen in line with its major thrusts
According to the Governor, “You will recall that on my inauguration as your governor some nine months ago, I entered into social contract with the good people of Osun State to fast track the much needed paradigm shift from the hitherto failure to remarkable success in learning outcome and the improve performance index in public examinations rating.”
The chairman of the summit, Prof. Oyesoji Aremu while speaking expressed confidence that the summit will definitely yield the expected results at the end of the day.
Guest lecturer at the programme, Dr David Fakeye from the University of Ibadan, called for the intellectual improvement of teachers, stressing that the quality of teaching can not be higher than the quality of teachers teaching the students.
In a welcome address, Commissioner for Education, Hon. Dipo Eluwole thanked the Governor for approving the Education Summit in a bid to make things better in the education sector.
He declared that the Ministry of Education is confident of the robust contribution of the good people of this state and things will work better.
