……Convey Stakeholders Summit In Ibadan
Òyó State Govenor, ‘Seyi Makinde, the Development Agency for Western Nigeria (DAWN) and other stakeholders in the education sectors have raised concern over the performance of the students in the 2024 Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) conducted into tertiary institutions nationwide and the Zonal Statistics of the West African Examination Council, (WAEC).
JAMB Registrar, Professor Isaq Oloyede had, in his breakdown of the result of 1,842,464 candidates, noted that, 8,401 candidates scored 300 anf above; 77,070 scored 250 and above, 439,974 scored 200 and above below.
This development and other factors responsible for the dwindling standard of education in southwest necessitated the zone’s Education Stakeholders Summit theme: Collaborating for Improved Learning Outcomes held in Ibadan on Wednesday.
The summit, which was organized by DAWN in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, is aimed at revamping the sector and putting it in good stead for better performance.
Govenor Makinde, while declaring the summit open, stressed the need for the input of the stakeholders in the region to revamp the sector.
Makinde, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Christiana Olukemi Bolaji, admitted that challenges facing the education sector are too numerous, hence the need for the education summit.
She said, “There is a lot of gaps which we can notice in physical education in the development of our young ones, and we are here to chart a new course to see that those challenges are addressed. And to also lay emphasize on it’s implementation.
“We may identify the various challenges, have a lot of statistics rolled down to us, have alot of papers presented, but what do we do with these information after leaving this place?
“So, we must have these responsibilities of going back to our states to see that indeed will bring education back to the stage it ought to be, and this is a collective responsibility” She urged.
