Ekiti pays outstanding counterpart funds for 2015, 2016 UBEC/SUBEB projects

The Ekiti State Government has paid the outstanding counterpart funds
for 2015 and 2016 UBEC/SUBEB projects which the immediate past
administration in the state neglected throughout its four years in
office.

Governor Kayode Fayemi, who made this known in Ado- Ekiti while
flagging of the 2016 Teachers Professional Development (TPD) Training
Programme jointly organised by the Ekiti State Universal Basic
Education Board(SUBEB) and the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC),
said his administration would relaunch and refocus the basic education
sector in the state.

Speaking through the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Biodun
Oyebanji, Fayemi said that his administration has prioritised
education, being one of its cardinal programmes.

The Governor said his administration would embark on far-reaching
reforms intended to boost teaching and learning in schools and
ultimately improve service delivery in the sector.

He restated the commitment of his administration to the welfare of
teachers, harping on the need for them to reciprocate government's
gesture by working conscientiously towards achieving the desired
goals.

Earlier in her welcome address, the Permanent Secretary of the State
Universal Basic Education Board, Dr (Mrs ) Eunice Oladimeji, who
described training and retraining as catalysts for improving
productivity among teachers, said the present training programme was
designed to improve the practical experiences of participants on the
job.

Oladimeji urged participants to pay rapt attention at the forum in
order to achieve a positive multiplier effect.

Also speaking, the Zonal Coordinator of the Universal Basic Education
Commission (UBEC) in the state, Mr Joshua Arema commended the Fayemi
administration for abolishing the payment of school fees and levies in
all public primary schools in the state.

He said UBEC would continue to collaborate with the Ekiti SUBEB in
improving service delivery and making basic education accessible to
children of school age in the state.

Over 300 mathematics and science teachers drawn public primary schools
across the state are taking part in the three-day training programme
holding in three designated centres.