Members of the National Assembly (NASS) from Ekiti State have hailed
the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose on the State’s first position in
this year’s National Examination Council (NECO) Senior Secondary
Certificate Examination (SSCE), saying the feat was a confirmation of
the governor’s total commitment to the return of Ekiti State lost
glory in the education sector.
The National Assembly members said they were particularly happy that
Governor Fayose was able to perform the same feat that he performed
during his first tenure, adding that coming from 10th position in NECO
in 2015 to 1st position in 2016 as well as from 34th position in the
West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2014 to
11th position in 2016 was an achievement that all sons and daughters
of Ekiti State should be proud of.
Rising from a meeting with Governor Fayose on Saturday, the NASS
members, which include Senators Biodun Olujimi and Duro Faseyi as well
as House of Representatives members; Hon Akin Awodumila, Hon Segun
Adekola, Hon Kehinde Agboola, Hon Ayodele Oladimeji and Hon Thadeus
Aina saluted teachers in the State for collaborating effectively with
the Governor Fayose-led government to revive education in the State.
They said; “Our teachers know who their true friend is and they cannot
but give their best when they have Peter Ayodele Fayose, their friend
as governor. They once experienced a government during which they were
not sure of what will happen to them in terms of security of their
jobs the next day.
“To us in the NASS, we are happy that in NECO, Ekiti State was able
to move from 10th position with 74.5 percent performance in 2015 to
1st position with 96.48 percent performance in 2016. This to us is not
a mean feat, and it must be placed it on record that Governor Fayose
is always associated with success in the education sector in the
State.
“It should be placed on record that the immediate past government of
Dr Kayode Fayemi met Ekiti State performance in WASSCE at 33 percent.
The performance however went down to 22.9 percent in 2012, 29 percent
in 2013 and 25 percent in 2014. In 2015, Ekiti performance rose to 37
percent and now 42 percent in 2016.
“As he did during his first tenure, Governor Fayose’s commitment to
the education sector made him to organise an education summit early
last year and we want to place on record the role of our leaders like
Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), the Oluyin of Iyin Ekiti, Oba Ademola
Ajakaiye and others in making the summit successful.
“Today, we are happy that results of the education summit are being
seen and we salute our teachers’ friendly governor, Ayodele Fayose and
the entire teachers in Ekiti State.
“We are sure that with the continuous strict adherence to the
recommendations of the education summit and the various intervention
programmes already introduced by the Fayose-led government, which
aided the State’s impressive performance in external examinations,
Ekiti State will totally regain its lost glory in education soonest.”