{"id":96651,"date":"2022-07-05T21:06:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96651"},"modified":"2022-07-05T21:06:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T20:06:33","slug":"missing-certificate-i-made-second-best-result-in-1976-okowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/missing-certificate-i-made-second-best-result-in-1976-okowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing Certificate: I made second best result in 1976 \u2013 Okowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1737543996731333768\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday debunked reports that he had no West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate, saying he made the second best result in his set in the country in 1976.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nHe said that the issue around the certificate was deliberate wrong perception and unnecessary politics, and explained that virtually all universities in the country offered him admission based on his outstanding performance in WASC and Higher School Certificate (HSC) examination.<\/p>\n<p>Okowa made this known while speaking to journalists after inspecting ongoing projects at the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro in Isoko North Local Government Area.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cOn the issue of my certificate, I think it is a misconception. People try to play politics with everything.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cYes, I lost my WAEC certificate, but I have the print out from Edo College, Benin City, which clearly stated that I have distinction in all subjects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Higher School Certificate was attached and it has been acknowledged by Edo College and the school put it out there that I made an \u2018A\u2019 `B\u2019 `B\u2019.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cI do not pride myself but it was very difficult to make such grade in higher school at that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy high school result was the second best nationally in 1976, when I finished. So, many universities admitted me through Telegram as at that time, and I had to start making choices of which to accept.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cOf course, it\u2019s very clear that I finished medical school at the University of Ibadan. I was 21years and some months; I was less than 22 years of age.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the governor called on the Federal Government to expedite action in resolving the issues, adding that every government should be sincere enough to keep to promises and agreements at all times.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n\u201cWe continue to sympathise with our students who have been at home for several months now rather than being in school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI use this opportunity to call on the Federal government to do something urgently to end the strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a good thing for the children, parents and even education in general. It is unfortunate that the Federal government has not been able to attend to issues, as requested by ASUU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor every government, if promises are made, we must ensure that we keep to our promises and if there are things that cannot be done, you let people know,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday debunked reports that he had no West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate, saying he&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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