WAEC endorses Aregbesola’s policies in education

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has endorsed Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s policies, especially in the education sector, Fresh Angle International can report.

Delivering a frame of endorsement to the governor February 3, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council, Mr. Olutise Isaac Adenipekun, who led a delegation of the national management of WAEC Governor Rauf Aregbesola office in Osogbo, said the governor’s interventions in education is “second to none” in Nigeria.

Adenipekun said, “The ongoing revolution in the infrastructural re-engineering of the school complexes in Osun State has also caught the attention of all stakeholders in the education sector in Nigeria and beyond.

The immense contribution of the State Government in the development of infrastructural facilities in schools, in particular, the “Mega Schools Project” is remarkable. It is in fact second to none in Nigeria.

According to him, Osun has contributed significantly towards enhancing Information and Communication Technology, ICT required in education sector which according to him remains the prerequisite to development of quality education in the country.

Adenipekun, who recommended the Tablet of Knowledge, also known as "Opon Imo" to other States of the federation, said the initiative had contributed towards educational development.

He described the innovation as a tool of educational revolution, breakthrough aimed at enhancing and encouraging the process of teaching and learning through the use of innovative technology”.

Governor Aregbesola who described “the Tablet of Knowledge” as a panacea to education revolution, said the State had recorded National and International awards on the initiative.

Commending WAEC for maintaining education standards in the country, Governor Aregbesola said the examination body had contributed tremendously in raising the standards of education in the West African sub-region.

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