Adebayo Adenrele
The Executive Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board,Prof Femi Akinwumi has called on the teachers in public primary schools in the state to work assiduously towards the success of their pupils in the forthcoming Nation Common Entrance and Placement Examinations.
Prof. Akinwumi stated this during the third day of the week-long school resumption monitoring exercise to some selected schools in Ekiti Central and South Senatorial districts of the State.
He urged parents and guardians of school- aged children across the State to take advantage of the greatly improved standard of education in public schools by registering their children and wards in Government owned schools in the state.
The SUBEB Boss used the opportunity to assure parents that more school buildings would be renovated and reconstructed in the new year while also promising that perimeter fencing of more public schools would be done to boost security and eliminate encroachment of school land by property speculators.
He enjoined parents and guardians to take advantage of the free education policy of the State Government by enrolling their kids in public schools which according to him boasts of qualified teachers.
The Chairman lauded the teachers for already administering the resumption tests to refresh the memories of the pupils and get them prepared for the new term.
Reiterating the commitment of the Governor Oyebanji led administration to providing conducive teaching and learning environment in all public schools in the State, he promised that the all their yearnings will be addressed before long.
These include renovation and reconstruction of classrooms, offices and toilets, drilling of boreholes to provide running water, provision of more learning materials and also prompt posting of more staff to the schools as soon as the ongoing recruitment exercise of teachers is complete
Prof Akinwumi while stressing and reminding the teachers that the Governor Oyebanji led administration has zero tolerance for absenteeism, laziness and all other forms of indiscipline also noted that the State Government would always reward diligent and dedicated teachers.
The schools visited during the monitoring exercise include, St Raphael’s, St John’s, St Angela’s and St Anthony’s Nursery and Primary schools, all at Ilawe Ekiti as well as the Itanla Community N/P School in Ado Ekiti.