Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, is excited over reports indicating that pupils from across public and private schools in the state are recording impressive results in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, indicated that the governor was particularly happy with the marks scored by Master Samuel Oluwasemilore of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran. Ajakaye scored 358 in the test.

The statement quoted the governor as particularly congratulating the 30 pupils of Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Model College, who scored between 355 and 300 marks.

He said, “We are proud of achievements like this; they serve as shining examples for younger ones to work harder, be at their best in their studies, and make their parents and community proud. We are also excited that these are not isolated successes in our education sector, coming just few weeks after Kwara represented Nigeria on the global stage at the World School Debate in Singapore, among other feats. I assure the good people of this state that we will continue to beat our own record in this critical sector.

“Our KwaraLEARN programme is yielding impressive results already; the state executive council recently approved statewide coverage for the tech-based learning programme. The next few years will yield awesome learning outcomes. Soon, we will launch a first-of-its-kind Kwara Education Trust Fund to inject more resources and strengthen accountability in the sector,” the statement quoted the governor as saying.

(NAN)