BY GBENGA OLARINOYE
With a few days to the governorship election in Osun State, parents of public primary school pupils and secondary school students in Osun state yesterday declared their support for the second term ambition of Governor Rauf Aregbesola as they unanimously endorsed him for second term in office.

The parents under the aegis of Parents Teachers Association PTA declared their support for Aregbesola during the presentation of awards to some selected teachers in the state.

The parents numbering over 10,000 who converged on the playing ground of Government Technical College, Osogbo said they were convinced that Aregbesola would serve the state better than he has done if given the second term, hence their endorsement.

The state chairman of the PTA, Dr Ademola Ekundayo who spoke on behalf of the parents’ groups said the parents endorsed Aregbesola based on his achievements in the education sector in his first term in office.
Dr Ekundayo who highlighted the achievements of Governor Aregbesola in the education sector, noted that the government of Aregbesola has set a pace which would be difficult to meet by any other administration in the state.

The PTA Chairman who cited the introduction of tablets of knowledge otherwise known as “opon Imon” for senior secondary school students in
the state as a laudable achievement said the schools reclassification programme of the Aregbesola’s administration despite wide criticisms has become the envy for other states in the country.

In his remarks, Governor Aregbesola who expressed gratitude to the parents in the state said he would dedicate his second term in office to the development of the state, with special concentration on education sector.