The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs Abisola Dokunmu-Adegbite, has received two awards recognising her leadership and contributions to education administration in the state.
The awards were presented separately by the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) and the Lagos State chapter of the Agricultural Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (ASTAN).
The OEQA presented its award at Alausa, Ikeja, with the agency’s Director-General, Dr Sulaiman Ogunmuyiwa, and members of its management team describing the recognition as an appreciation of Dokunmu-Adegbite’s support and encouragement since assuming office.
Ogunmuyiwa said her leadership had contributed to strengthening the agency’s operations and improving its capacity to carry out its responsibilities. He also acknowledged the collective efforts of the OEQA management team in the progress recorded by the agency.
Responding, Dokunmu-Adegbite thanked the management for the recognition, noting that leadership achievements depend largely on the cooperation and commitment of the people working within an organisation.
She described the OEQA as the “police of the education sector” because of its responsibility for monitoring schools, enforcing standards and ensuring compliance with established quality requirements across Lagos State.
The Permanent Secretary stressed that the agency must maintain high standards and remain impartial in carrying out its duties.
In a separate recognition by the Lagos State chapter of ASTAN, Dokunmu-Adegbite also received an award for outstanding performance and contributions to education development in the state.
She expressed gratitude to the association, acknowledging the support of her leadership, colleagues and team.
Dokunmu-Adegbite urged members of the association to remain committed to their professional responsibilities and uphold the standards required to improve the quality of education delivery in Lagos State.
The two recognitions highlight the roles of education administrators and professional associations in supporting the state’s efforts to strengthen school supervision, professional standards and the overall delivery of education.
