Ekiti
workers demand release of finance commissioner
• Fayose
offers cars, free London trip to best teachers
The Ogun
State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has pledged commitment to teachers’ promotion
in the state.The governor, who made the pledge at the Arcade Ground, Ok
e Mosan,
Abeokuta, also announced approval of outstanding leave bonus for civil servants
in the state.
He stressed
the importance of teachers in reshaping and developing the society, adding that
the day was an opportunity for the professionals to take stock of their roles
in nation building.
Amosun
explained that education remained the bedrock of the nation, as: “Teachers play
key role in transforming the lives of our children. We would continue to
provide conducive learning environment to aid the process of teaching and
learning. I also want to assure that your promotion and other entitlements
would be duly attended to.’’
The
Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota, said
the day was an opportunity to appreciate the invaluable contributions of
teachers.
The
Chairman, Ogun State Teaching Service Commission, (TESCOM), Mrs. Olabosipo
Ogunsan advised teachers to work harder to justify the huge investment in the
sector.
The state
NUT Chairman, Titilope Adebanjo and his counterpart in the Academic Staff Union
of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Akeem Lasisi, commended the governor for
improving the education standard in the state.
Meanwhile,
the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release the detained Commissioner for
Finance, Toyin Ojo and Accountant General of the State, Mrs. Yemisi Owolabi.The
state NLC Chairman, Ade Adesanimi, said the call became necessary so that they
could come home to pay the salaries and allowances of workers.
Governor
Ayodele Fayose also urged the anti-graft agency to consider the plight of the
workers and release the detained officials.Fayose announced automatic promotion
of primary school graduate teachers on grade 14 to 15 and presented car gifts
with a weeklong holiday to London or Dubai for all the best teachers in primary
Represented
by his Vice-chairman, Gbenga Akosile, Adesanmi, the NLC chairman said: “If the
EFCC has anything against the officers, it should charged them to court,”The
governor, who spoke at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti, said:
“Let them fight me because I am not going to keep quiet.”He lauded the
teachers’ efforts in making the state to come top in the results of the
National Examination Council (NECO) for two consecutive times.
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