The Governor Seyi Makinde led Oyo State administration has been praised for reinstating 129 public primary school teachers illegally sacked by the previous administration of Late Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
Congratulating the reinstated Teachers, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran said that the Executive Council of Oyo State has approved that a total of 129 teachers wrongly dismissed by the Oyo State Government between 2011 and 2019 be reinstated, subject to agreeing not to demand for arrears of salaries for the period they were away. The State Government has converted the period to leave of absence.
Adeniran appreciated Governor Makinde for his kindness and selfless consideration in administering the Pacesetter State.
He noted that the recent reinstatement of the state’s 129 school teachers who were fired by the previous administration, is a symbolic achievement that cannot be neglected.
A statement by the Head, Media Team, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Olamide Adeniji, stated that: “This is a plus for the education sector. Apart from being an addition to the dwindling number of teachers in the public primary sector, thousands of family dependents who have been subjected to untold economic hardship due to the layoff of their breadwinners will now have a new lease of life”.
Adeniran, therefore, called on teachers in the state to reciprocate Makinde’s gesture, through commitment to duties and redoubling their dedication to work.
He also called on them to key into the administration’s goal to change the narratives in the education sector of the State.
