Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa-Ibom State has given approval for the immediate employment of 1000 teachers to strengthen the manpower in secondary schools in the State.
The governor gave the directive on Friday while presiding over special State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting, dedicated to education and ancillary matters, at Government House, Uyo.
The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Iniobong Ememobong, who made this known while briefing newsmen after the meeting, said that the governor
also ordered the release of 2019 teachers’ promotion interview results.
Emmanuel gave his approval afer an elaborate deliberation on various recommendations in the reports of different technical committees set up to profer solutions to the problems facing the education sector in the state.
The reports addressed current challenges facing the sector, the curriculum, expected destination and funding.
The State Executive Council according to the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Iniobong Ememobong, also considered the report on the state of primary education presented by the Permanent Secretary of State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Elder Ezekiel Umoh, and set the first quarter of 2021 as the deadline for SUBEB to complete the ongoing State government interventions in 159 primary schools.
On the tertiary education sector, he revealed that the State Government had received a status report from the Akwa Ibom State University as presented by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nse Essien, which contained prospects, challenges and programmes.
The report according to him,are undergoing further examination by designated subcommittees of the Council.
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