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Saturday, 28 November 2015

NUT, NLC hail Fayose on teachers’ welfare

By Tunde Ajaja

The zonal leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Edo, Delta, Ogun, Lagos, Ondo, Osun, Kwara, Oyo and Ekiti states has commended the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, for giving priority to the welfare of teachers in the state and for boosting their morale through the provision of incentives.

The state chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Ade Adesanmi, also commended the governor for promising not to retrench workers or slash their salaries in spite of the financial challenges confronting the state. He commended the governor for the provision of N20m to buy instructional materials for primary schools in the state.

A statement on Friday noted that the Zonal Chairman M. O. Fanimokun, and Secretary, Mr. Joe Iyalekhue, had in a letter to the governor on November 11, 2015 thanked him for the successful celebration of the 2015 World Teachers’ Day in the state.

According to the statement, the letter partly read, “We are grateful and encouraged by your full participation, presence, love, gifts and rewards given to identified hardworking teachers to boost their morale and add value to the teaching profession.

“The union will continue to partner with you so as to bring in the much needed improvement in the living and working conditions of the teachers which are synonymous with the learning conditions of the pupils.”

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