NAN-H-62
WAEC
By Victor Adeoti
Osogbo, Oct. 21, 2016 (NAN) The Osun Government on Friday said the 46.3 per cent performance rate of its students in 2016 West African Examination Council (WAEC) result was attributable to its huge investment in the education sector.
Mr Semiu Okanlawon, Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the governor, made the remark in a statement in Osogbo on Friday.
He said for a state that once fell to a woeful six per cent performance in the past to have moved up to 46.3 per cent illustrated the fact that government’s interventions in education were paying off.
He said government was not yet satisfied or resting on its oars until the state emerged the best in the country in external examinations.
Okanlawon said that the 2016 WAEC result for the state was the best in the last 13 years.
“Under Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s administration, the state has recorded gradual upward move from the abysmal performances due to the various interventions in the sector.
“For instance, the state has discouraged enrollment of students whose performances in internal examinations were nothing to write home about.
“This has compelled many of the students to change their orientation toward learning.
“Other novel interventions such as provision of stand-alone Tablet of Knowledge (Opon Imo) to all students writing WAEC each year has made learning much easier.
“Better learning environment has also contributed in no small measure to the improved results.
“So far, Osun has completed 1,694 classrooms in the existing elementary, middle and high schools; providing accommodation for 84,700 pupils at 50 pupils per classroom.
“We have provided more than 100,000 desks and chairs, toilets and boreholes for them’’, he said.
Okanlawon said with various interventions by government in education sector, the state was on its path of education glory. (NAN)
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Edited by Fela Fashoro/Idahosa Asowata