Members of the House of Representatives from Ekiti State have hailed the state Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, for ensuring that the state retained its first position in the National Examinations Council
secondary leaving examinations conducted by the body for 2017.
They described the feat as further confirmation of the governor’s total
commitment to education in the state.
The House of Representatives members, Hon Segun Adekola, Hon Thaddeus
Aina, Hon Kehinde Agboola, Hon Ayodeji Oladimeji and Hon Akin
Awodumila said that they were particularly happy that Governor Fayose was able to perform the same feat he did during his first tenure.
The National Assembly (NASS) members also commended teachers in the
state, as well as Youth Corps members who are serving in various schools in the state.
They said, “coming from 29th position in NECO in 2014 to 18th position
in 2015 and 1st position in 2016 as well as 2017 is a major
achievement that we, members of the House of Representatives from Ekiti State are very proud of and we salute our governor and leader, Mr Ayodele Fayose.
“Even in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination
(WASSCE), it should be placed on record that the immediate past All
Progressives Congress (APC) government of Dr Kayode Fayemi met Ekiti State performance 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 42 percent in 2016.
“This year, Ekiti State performance in WASSCE is 74.86 percent, which
is a major improvement over and above that of 2016.
“We congratulate our students for bringing to fruition efforts of the government and the teachers. We also commend our teachers for putting up their best not minding the economic recession that has caused
irregular payment of salary.”
