GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has warned that henceforth, the government will arrest parents of pupils found hawking during school hours; stressing that parents must take advantage of the free education policy of his government to reduce the number of out-of-school children. He added that his administration will soon commence recruitment of competent and qualified teachers who will help to raise the standard of education in the State. Abegunde urged Governor Fayemi to look into issues of multiple taxations in the education sector, which according to him, had hindered many school owners from undertaking infrastructure development in their schools. Other stakeholders such as the chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Mr Samuel Olugbesan also thanked the Governor for prioritising the welfare of teachers. Olugbesan declared the second coming of Fayemi has been a huge blessing to teachers because “things that directly affect teachers are being addressed and given priority attention by the Governor.”

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 27, 2019 17:48 UTC