Ministry lauds Ladele at retirement

A former principal with the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Oyo State, Mrs. Olubisi Ladele was recently given a grand send forth by students, parents and staff of the school having reached the mandatory retirement age.

Her retirement was not only celebrated simply as a phase in her life, but was a remarkable end for an eventful career woman, whom stakeholders adjudged to have distinguished herself and made a difference in all positions she ever held at the Federal Ministry of Education.

Speaking at the send forth ceremony, a Representative of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs. Olushola Shoda, described her as a focused person who displayed exemplary acumen in the management of resources in institutions she was appointed to lead.

She explained that Ladele has a ‘’very clean and good record in the Ministry and she is one of the great human assets that will be missed sorely by her retirement’’.

“Ladele may have retired from public service; the society will however be good for it if she is fished out for higher responsibilities where her wealth of experience and leadership skills can be put to further use”.
Besides, the ministry said she is a great asset to the education industry in Nigeria.
Ladele began her working career as a Lecturer in the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti in February 1981. She was confirmed as Lecturer 3 in October 1983 and in that same year she was promoted to Lecturer 2.

In 1984, she was admitted to the prestigious University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri, USA for Masters Degree Programme in Technical Education. While in the University of Missouri, she was offered graduate assistantship. This meant that in addition to her studies, she had to teach Sophomore Class, 200-Level students. She returned in1987 and lectured at the Federal College of Education Technical, Akoka, and Lagos for a while.

The educationist worked at various departments of the Federal Ministry of Education Headquarters.