OYO: Govt approves NUT member to serve on UBEC board

THE state government has approved the appointment of a member of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comrade Oladimeji Raji, to serve on the board of the state’s Universal Basic Education Board.

This decision was disclosed by the Chairman of the Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran while playing host to members of the state Executive Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) led by the Chairman of the union, Comrade Samson Adedoyin.

Speaking to the NUT members, Adeniran assured that teachers that Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration is ensuring they receive their reward here on earth and not only in heaven.

Comrade Oladimeji Raji, the new appointee, has served in the Oyo State teaching service for 30 years and he is the current Treasurer of the Nigeria Union of Teachers.

Comrade Raji, according to the Executive Chairman, has been committed to the welfare of teachers and serves at Progressive Day School II, Aladorin, Ibadan.

According to Adeniran, the appointment would make it easy for the government to carry teachers along in the scheme of things at the Board especially in the execution of educational policies and programmes of the state.

Adeniran said the appointment is borne out of the present administration’s commitment to the welfare of teachers, assuring teachers in the state that SUBEB, under his watch, would not stop being teachers’ friendly.

He added that teachers’ interests would not be compromised at all, even as he said that they know the best way to address their problems since some of them were once teachers.

The SUBEB Chair listed some of the ways Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration has motivated teachers for higher productivity to include prompt payment of salaries and allowance to primary school teachers in the state.

Nureni, however, appealed to members of NUT to collaborate with the Board, urging the NUT leadership to do its utmost best to sensitize its members on the efforts of the State Government on their course.

He said, the board “will not hesitate to discipline erring teachers who refuse to adhere to the rules of service”, adding that, the present administration is working on modalities to recruit new teachers in the Basic Education sector.

Earlier, NUT Chairman, Comrade Samson Adedoyin, had praised the State Government for its commitment to the welfare of teachers, even as he called on the State Government to look into other areas where teachers need its intervention.