Kazeem Badmus
The committee on the education summit recently organised by the state to see ways to reposition the education sector of the state on Wednesday, said the last time the state had the best WAEC result was in 2018.
The chairman of the committee, Professor Oyesoji Aremu made this known while presenting the report of the committee to the Governor of the state, Senator Ademola Adeleke at his office in Abere.
He said, “When we started, we looked at the last five years, excluding 2023, results of WAEC and NECO in Osun state the best we could lay claim to was 2018 when Osun was number 7.
Your Excellency in the following year 2019, Osun was number 14. In 2020, Osun was the number 34. In 2022, Osun was number 36.
“To make it unpalatable, the UNICEF report showed that Osun State is leading in the Southwest with out of out-of-school children which.”
Speaking after receiving the report, Adeleke lamented the state of education in Osun, saying urgent attention was needed to address the issue.
He promised to study the report meticulously and implement the recommendations therein to resuscitate the education sector from its present state.
The Governor while expressing happiness about the success of the summit, commended the Committee members for their sacrifices and selfless service in ensuring the success of the event.
He promised that his administration would do everything possible to reposition education in Osun and make students of Public Schools compete favourably with those in Private Schools.
He lamented the situation where Students learn under leaking roofs, stressing that he will make sure all dilapidated buildings are rebuilt for Students to learn in a conducive environment.
Earlier in his presentation, the chairman of the committee, Professor Oyesoji Aremu, appreciated Adeleke for the opportunity.
Prof Aremu who noted that people within and outside the state showed interest, said the committee received 92 memorandums, 2,149 responses and 52 discussants were present and contributed greatly to the success of the summit.
