Oyo State government has announced the cancellation of a six-year promotion waiting period of teachers in the state.
The waiting period is now three years.
The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, made this known on Thursday during a live interview programme on the state broadcasting station in Ibadan.
He said the promotion waiting period of teachers on Grade level 13 and above was initially six years, but the state government had adjusted it to be at par with their colleagues at the mainstream service.
The chairman added that that was necessitated by the fact that welfare of teachers and stakeholders in the education sector was paramount to the governor.
Dr. Adeniran applauded Governor Seyi Makinde’s investment in laudable projects, which he said was in turn enhancing effective learning and quality academic activities.
The SUBEB boss stressed that the board and other educational bodies in the state were committed to the gradual improvement and performance of learners.
He also reiterated the commitment of the present administration to sustain its drive for quality education in the state.
Similarly, the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem, said the Oyo State government had commenced distribution of exercise books to students of Public Secondary Schools and Technical Colleges for the 2021/2022 Academic session.
The commissioner said that was another forward leap in the history of education in the state, as that would assist parents in reducing the cost of education of their children.
Barrister Abdu-Raheem noted that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Engineer Makinde had invested much funds on personnel and education materials from the Oyo Education Trust Fund’s purse, so as to bring greater development to the sector.
Applauding the government’s gesture towards his colleagues, the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr. Raji Oladimeji Ismael, said the union appreciated the present administration in Oyo State.
He noted that the present administration had impacted the lives of teachers in so many ways.
Raji said Makinde had surpassed past administrations, pointing at the recently approved leave grant for teachers, which will be released very soon.
“We are joyous, because the approval of promotion letters to grade level 13-16 of teachers has been a clog in the wheels of progress in our profession. Governor Makinde has done what others could not do. The waiting period of teachers has been removed. Instead of 6 years, we henceforth will wait for three years,” he said.
