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Okowa
made this known while speaking to journalists after inspecting ongoing
projects at the Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro.
 Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has claimed he made the best second result in 1976.
Okowa who is the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) spoke on Tuesday while reacting to reports that
he had no West Africa School Certificate (WASC) certificate.
He 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)
examinations.
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.
He said: “On the issue of my certificate, I think it is a misconception. People try to play politics with everything.
“Yes, 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.
“The Higher School Certificate was attached and it has been
acknowledged by Edo College and the school put it out there that I made
an ‘A’ B’ B’.
“I do not pride myself but it was very difficult to make such grade in higher school at that time.
“My 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.
“Of course, it’s 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.’’
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.
“We continue to sympathise with our students who have been at home for several months now rather than being in school.
“I use this opportunity to call on the Federal government to do something urgently to end the strike.
“It’s 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.
“For 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,’’ he said.
Okowa remarked that lecturers were not on strike in the four
universities owned by the state, “for us in Delta State, we are
fulfilling all the requirements and that’s why you can see that this
university and our three other universities are all active and in
session because we do not have any issues with our lecturers.
“All our four universities are in session because we pay
special attention to education in Delta State, and our Presidential
Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has also assured that education
occupies a prime position in our `Rescue Nigeria’ mission.’’
He expressed satisfaction with the Management of the university in
Ozoro for successfully admitting 1,850 students in the first year,
disclosing that no fewer than 3,000 applicants chose the university as
first choice in the new session, starting in October.
“That over 3,000 applicants have chosen the University of
Science and Technology, Ozoro, as first choice is very heart-warming and
it goes to show that our decision to upgrade the Polytechnic to a
University of Science and Technology is a very good decision.’’
He also lauded the university for using the engineering students to execute some projects in the school.
“We walked through some concrete paved roads executed by the
university with engineering students and it is very encouraging that
they are putting their students to practice and their lecturers also
have the opportunity to practicalise what they teach.
“You will recall in the same manner when the school was a
polytechnic that they used their students and their engineering staff to
build the stadium in the campus.
“This is very encouraging because it is important that we
actually ensure that our students are not only groomed up in theory but
also put to practice what they learn and that’s exactly what we look
forward to,” the governor said. |
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