Ekiti govt promotes 6,129 teaching, non-teaching staff in public secondary schoools

The Ekiti State government has promoted no fewer than 6,129 teaching and non-teaching staff in public secondary schools across the state.

The government, through the State Teaching Service Commission, stated that the exercise is part of the recently concluded 2022/2023 promotion exercise.

The Chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Rhoda Ojo, disclosed this during an interactive meeting with principals of public secondary schools in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

Ojo, who stated that letters of promotion have been dispatched to the beneficiaries, revealed that 5,669 of the newly promoted staff are teachers, while the remaining 460 are non-teaching staff.

Expressing joy that the disputes among some teachers’ groups, which initially stalled the promotion of secondary school teachers in the state, had been resolved, she urged the newly promoted staff to reciprocate the government’s gesture by being diligent and dedicated to their duties.

She admonished principals to ensure full control of their schools, stressing that the government would not tolerate hooliganism, violence, or indiscipline in schools.

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Ojo further stated that while the government would continue to reward outstanding principals and teachers, it would not hesitate to sanction those who demonstrate indolence and ineptitude in their workplaces.

The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Teachers’ Affairs, Fatai Oluyede, assured teachers that the arrears of the 2017 leave bonuses are receiving the government’s attention. He called on them to support Governor Biodun Oyebanji in his efforts to transform the education sector.

In their remarks, the State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Bamidele Daodu; his counterpart in the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Comrade Sola Adigun; and the Chairman of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Akinbode Oke, assured the commission’s leadership that their members would meet the government’s expectations and ensure academic excellence in public secondary schools across the state.

The union leaders also called for training programs to equip their members with modern teaching and learning techniques.