The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin –
Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the implementation of promotion arrears for 10,000 teachers and staff of the State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) thereby ending years of career stagnation that brought workers’ morale to an all-time low.
The announcement, made by SUBEB Chairman Prof. Shehu Raheem Adaramaja at the commissioning of operational vehicles, motorcycles, electronic gadgets, and instructional materials for basic schools.
Prof. Adaramaja said, “Conduct of years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 promotion examination and oral interview has been expressly approved by his excellency to hold between the 2nd and 5th August, 2021.
Governor AbdulRazaq who was represented by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, said the administration has unlocked the goldmine of opportunities to revitalise basic education in the state with the renewed relationship with the Universal Basic Education Commission – after seven years of official blacklist of Kwara.
“Except for the 12-seater bus which has been donated to us by Unity Bank Plc all these facilities are some of the gains of our renewed relationship with the Universal Basic Education Commission,” he said.
AbdulRazaq also acknowledged the prudent management of resources by the leadership of KWSUBEB, leading to procurement of 1,500 cartoons of white chalks from Kwara State College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi.
“The interesting thing is that these facilities are what Kwara should have been enjoying if the last administration had played its own roles. It is a confirmation of our position that the last administration opted to kill basic education in the state. Our efforts have been to restore quality, dignity, and citizens’ confidence to public basic education in the state,” the Governor said.
“These tools will not only improve the standard of basic education in the state, they will also provide an enabling environment for adequate monitoring and supervision of teaching and learning activities across our schools. These new infrastructures will complement the ongoing renovation and remodelling of classrooms across over 600 schools in the state”.
He added that “when you add that to the recent recruitment of 4,701 teachers through a process that was the best of its kind in the recent history of Kwara State, you will see that our vision is comprehensive and clear. On August 5, we will bring stakeholders together to a summit to evolve a holistic strategy for the future of our education sector.”
Governor AbdulRazaq applauded the Unity Bank PLC for the donation of 12-seater Hyundai bus and the UBEC management for their support to the State Government and Kwara SUBEB in providing the materials/equipments needed in the schools.