Educationist condemns failure rate in Ogun schools

The National President, Ijebu-Ode Muslim College Old Students Association, Alhaji Korede Lawal, has condemned the poor academic performance among public secondary school pupils in Ogun State, in which he said less than 20 per cent gain admission into higher institutions each year.

He expressed this during the celebration of IMCOSA Day held within the school premises recently.

Lawal noted that there was the need for the government to look into some of its educational policies and correct this anomaly.

He said, “We have observed with concern the poor academic performance in most of our schools.

“A situation whereby less than 20 per cent of graduands of these schools only have results that qualify them to gain admission to higher institutions is unacceptable.

“We therefore wish to appeal to the state government to look seriously into some of its policies in respect of common entrance, examination, promotion criteria, and infrastructural facilities.”

Korede also suggested that the government must continue to have interface with Parent Teacher Association and the Old Students’ Associations in seeking ways out of this crisis.

He said IMCOSA would continue to complement the efforts of the government concerning the provision of infrastructural facilities.

The principal of the senior school, Ijebu-Ode Muslim College, Mrs. Funmi Kareem, commended the old students for their support for their alma mater.

She, however, appealed to them to come to the aid of the school in constructing the staff quarters, provision of more books for the library and re-roofing of the science laboratory, among others.

At the well attended event by the different sets of the old students, they made donations of sets of furniture for the pupils’ use, and air conditioners, television sets and refrigerators, among others for the teaching staff use.