Gov Oyebanji extends Ekiti teachers’ retirement age to 65 years

Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti  has approved the contiguous hold of status property of teachers successful the state,  from 60 years to 65 years and work twelvemonth raised from 35 to 40 years.

The politician besides rewarded outstanding teachers successful the authorities with currency gifts totalling N46 million.

Oyebanji  approved upward reappraisal of Science Teachers and Head of Department allowances, arsenic good arsenic contiguous outgo of 2019 permission bonus arrears to further motivate the teachers.

The politician made these  declarations connected Sunday astatine the 2025 World Teachers’ Day solemnisation held astatine the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, Ado Ekiti.

Oyebanji, who thanked the teachers for their invaluable contributions to the maturation and improvement of the state, described them arsenic the instauration upon which the aboriginal of the authorities is built.

He affirmed that the motion os portion of his administration’s efforts to motivate teachers, recognise their immense contributions to the improvement of education, and heighten their payment successful enactment with the shared prosperity docket of his administration.

He explained that the hold of the status property is successful fulfillment of his committedness to reposition the acquisition assemblage and clasp competent and experienced hands successful the teaching profession.

“A committee volition beryllium acceptable up to oversee the elongation of the work twelvemonth and guarantee that lone the agile individuals bask the privilege.”

Oyebanji further assured the teachers that his medication would proceed to prioritise their payment and make an enabling situation for effectual teaching and learning.

The politician besides informed the gathering that helium would beryllium seeking  re-election  and solicited their continued support.

Earlier successful her opening remarks, the Commissioner for Education, Dr Olabimpe Aderiye, expressed  gratitude to the politician for his efforts astatine repositioning the acquisition assemblage and ensuring  that teachers’ payment is taken attraction of.

The commissioner highlighted assorted efforts of the politician astatine improving the wide well-being of teachers successful the state, merchandise of implicit N1.6 cardinal arsenic moving assistance to schools successful the past 3 years, and outgo of implicit N6.2 cardinal arsenic UBEC counterpart money to guarantee renovation of schools successful the state.

“The politician besides paid  over N1.5 cardinal for WAEC successful the past years of his   medication arsenic good arsenic punctual outgo exam fees for students, placement, BECE and SS2 exams among others.”

In their abstracted goodwill messages, the National President of ASUSS, Mr  Sola Adigun, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), represented by Mr Lateef Adesiyan, and Ekiti State NUT Chairman, Mr  Adedeji Egbeyemi, commended  the politician for his continued objection of emotion and passionateness for teachers and the  profession.

They besides commended the  governor for his important achievements successful the acquisition sector, including the sustenance of escaped and compulsory acquisition successful the state, the assignment of retired teachers arsenic governmental bureau holders, and the monolithic renovation of schools crossed the state.

They said the politician besides  approved   vocation progression of postgraduate teachers, upward reappraisal of gratuities paid to retired teachers, employment of 1500 superior schoolhouse teachers and 2500 secondary schoolhouse teachers, among others.

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