Ekiti has not had it so good in education sector in four years – Ojo.

Ekiti has not had it so good in education sector in four years – Ojo.

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs Rhoda Ojo, says the education sector in the state has not witnessed as much intervention as it has recorded in the last four years under Gov. Biodun Oyebanji's administration.

Ojo said this in her opening remarks at the commission's statutory plenary meeting, held at its headquarters in Ado-Ekiti.

She said the various policies of the administration in the sector had contributed to the zero incidence of malpractice recorded during the just-concluded external examinations, as well as improved government-labour relations.

Ojo listed some of the interventions to include recruitment of personnel, regular release of grants to public schools, and prompt payment of salaries.

She said these and other measures introduced by the governor had entrenched relative peace and fostered a harmonious relationship among stakeholders in the education sector.

Briefing participants on newly introduced Federal Government policies in the sector, the TESCOM chairman disclosed that schools whose teachers were not fully registered with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) would no longer be allowed to participate in national examinations from the next academic session.

In his welcome address, the commission's Permanent Secretary, Mr Michael Boluwade, urged participants to make robust contributions to the discussions, noting that their input would inform policy formulation for the development of education in the state.

Boluwade commended the leadership of trade and professional unions in public schools for their contributions to the advancement of education in Ekiti, and urged them to sustain their cooperation with the government and other stakeholders to further improve the sector.