Governor of Kwara state, H. E. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved the implementation of promotion arrears for teachers and staff of the State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB). This was revealed by chief press secretary to the deputy governor, Modupe Joel, stating that the announcement was made by SUBEB chairman, Prof Shehu Raheem Adaramaja, at the commissioning of operational vehicles, motorcycles, electronics gadgets, and instructional materials for basic schools. He said, Conduct of years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 promotion examination and oral interview has been approved by the governor to hold between 2nd and 5th August, 2021. Prof. Shehu added that outstanding salary arrears of staff is not going to be left out as the process is at its peak, thanking Governor Abdulrazaq for finding a solution to the agitation of the staff. Governor Abdulrazaq, who was represented by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi, said that the administration has unlocked the goldmine of opportunities to revitalise basic education in the state with the renewed relationship with the Universal Basic Education Commission - after seven years of official blacklist of Kwara. He also acknowledged the prudent management of scare resources by the leadership of KWSUBEB, leading to procurement of 1,500 cartoons of white chalks from Kwara state college of education (technical), Lafiagi. "The interesting thing is that these facilities are what Kwara should have been enjoying if the last administration had played its own roles. It is a confirmation of our position that the last administration opted to kill basic education in the state. Our efforts have been to restore quality, dignity, and citizens’ confidence to public basic education in the state,” the Governor said. "These tools will not only improve the standard of basic education in the state, they will also provide an enabling environment for adequate monitoring and supervision of teaching and learning activities across our schools. These new infrastructures will complement the ongoing renovation and remodelling of classrooms across over 600 schools in the state. "When you add that to the recent recruitment of 4,701 teachers through a process that was the best of its kind in the recent history of Kwara State, you will see that our vision is comprehensive and clear. On August 5, we will bring stakeholders together to a summit to evolve a holistic strategy for the future of our education sector." Governor Abdulrazaq applauded Unity bank PLC for the donation of 12-seater Hyundai bus and the UBEC management for their support to the state government and KWSUBEB in providing the materials/equipment needed in the school. Permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Adeoshun Mary Kemi thanked the governor for his contributions in the education sector. She said, You cannot appreciate the magnitude of the contributions of this administration without being reminded of the pathetic situation of the education sector before the advent of the Otoge mantra. The previous administrations left educational system to a near collapse. The infrastructures were dilapidated and abandoned, there were acute shortages of facilities in the schools, irregularity in the remuneration of teachers and lack of adequate office equipment to monitor schools’ activities. The items commissioned are: 1 (nos) of 18 p-seater hummer bus for Quality Assurance Department; 5 (nos) of 2020 Model Hilux Van for project monitoring; 45 Bajaj boxers motorcycles for schools supervision; 40 (nos) of Samsung galaxy tab A for e-quality assurance for the Quality Assurance Officers; 10 sets of computer system for project monitoring; 20 digital calipers for project unit; 1 projector for Quality Assurance Department; and instructional materials for schools and library books and shelves for basic schools to encourage reading culture.
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