Ondo PS Education Commends Oyemekun Principal Over Projects

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 The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education in Ondo State, Mrs Lola Amuda has lauded the Principal of Oyemekun Grammar School,Akure, Mr Ogunleye Okeowo over Project embarked upon in the school, describing him as a pacesetter and role model to other schools in Ondo State.


She made this remarks during her assessment tour to the school, assessing the preparation of the Oyemekun Grammar School as students resume for 2022/23 academic session.

The Permanent Secretary said Oyemekun has always been at the forefront of schools in Ondo State, in terms of academic, Sports, discipline and self embarked projects.


Mrs Amuda noted that the six classrooms Storey Building under construction at the school will provide more classrooms for conducive learning and also increase admission capacity of the students.


Her words: ” You are doing great and I Commend your vision for Oyemekun Grammar School. Education requires collective contributions of every stakeholders and shouldn’t be left in the hands of government alone.

She charged other schools to emulate the principal of Oyemekun, saying with the cooperation of parents and Old Students Association, erecting new building and embarking on projects are achievable.


Amuda warned Principals of school against collecting illegal money from parents and students, saying only fees approved by the government must be collected from both the new and returning students.


Speaking, the principal of Oyemekun, Mr Ogunleye Okeowo thanked the Permanent Secretary and her entourage for the inspection, saying the school will continue to set pace for others to follow as the Only School in Ondo State


.According to him, ” We started the six classrooms Storey Building last year; in few weeks to come, the roofing would have been completed. As of today, our SSS 3 students have occupied the first floor because I want them to feel the impact of the new structure before leaving the school”.


Ogunleye said the project was achievable with the cooperation of government and parents, saying it was a joined project of the school and parents.


Meanwhile, speaking on the admission of new intake into JSS 1, Ogunleye said admitted students were purely on merit, saying Oyemekun Grammar School won’t settle for less.

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