The Governor, Dr
Kayode Fayemi, told ITREALMS, his administration would commence payment of
N30,000 minimum wage to Ekiti workers this month to motivate workers,
especially teachers, to deliver the best to the state and reclaim
the lost glory and pride of being the education nerve centre of the country.
The Governor, who
spoke amidst cheers by highly elated teachers and public servants in attendance
at the 2019 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Ado- Ekiti on
Saturday, however, tasked teachers to strive for the realisation of the bid to
return the state to a leading position in education.
He said, “We will
commence payment of N30,000 minimum wage to workers in Ekiti with effect from
this month. We are determined to reward diligence because the workers,
particularly our teachers, have done the state proud.”
Dr Fayemi, who
reiterated the determination of his administration to protect and preserve the
core values of making Ekiti the nation’s education capital, said he decided to
establish more schools in Ado Ekiti to decongest schools in the capital city
and make learning environment more conducive.
The Governor said,
“The only way we can reclaim our lost glory in education is to encourage our
teachers in and outside service. I will promote functional and technical
education in this state.”
Fayemi said that the
ongoing recruitment of over 2000 teachers into the public primary and secondary
schools was part of the mission of the administration to safeguard the future
of the state. The newly recruited 2000 teachers, according to him,
are to fill consequential vacancies arising from retirement of teachers adding
that the teaching profession still needs brilliant, agile and vibrant men and
women for the sustenance of the profession in the state.
The Governor
said: “I have also ensured that all students of school age are in
schools in line with Education Law which makes basic education compulsory and
in line with global best practice.
“In this year’s West
African Examination Council Senior School Certificate Examination, Ekiti was
ranked 12th. I want to salute our teachers, but that is not where Ekiti
belongs, we must continually do more to rise to number one”, he said.
The governor, who
further stated that car and housing loans would soon be extended to the primary
school teachers, added that names of two Tutor-Generals would soon be
announced. This he said, will put teachers on the same pedestal with their civil servant
counterparts with potential to rise to the position of permanent secretary.
Fayemi said his
administration would continue to pursue the mandate of the National Policy on
Education which makes it compulsory for all school age children in Ekiti State.
Ayo Midele/Editor
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