Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved the gazette of appointments, promotions and records of service of teachers in the state like their counterparts in the civil service.
The governor gave the approval while receiving the executives of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) who were on a courtesy visit to him at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office.
He said the gazette of teachers’ service records would reduce the difficulties being encountered by teachers at the point of retirement.
Governor Ajimobi, who recently reinstated the over 1,000 teachers who had earlier been sacked over age falsification, however, used the opportunity to warn the leadership of the teachers in the state that his administration would not hesitate to revoke the pardon granted the teachers if any attempt was made to incorporate those who were sacked over certificate forgery.
He said: "The pardon of those with falsified age record is a reflection of the cultural and humanitarian gesture of the state government, teaching was one of the professions that required certain measure of integrity. Teachers should be above board and be of high moral and professional integrity so as to improve on the quality of education in the state."
Earlier, the state Chairman of NUT, Mr. Oluwatoyin Babatunde had stated that the purpose of their visit was to express gratitude to the governor over the pardon granted to their members.
The Chairman also called the attention of the state government to the predicament of primary school teachers who were degree holders and who had remained stagnated on Grade Level 14 for several years, a plea that the governor promised that government would look into.
September 4, 2013 - 8:30pm | By Mu'Sodiq Adekunle
http://www.dailytimes.com.ng/article/ajimobi-approves-gazette-teachers’-service-records
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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