Education
Imo Employs 2,000 Teachers Gives N10,000 Dressing Allowance
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State on Wednesday announced the employment of 2,000 teachers for effective teaching.
At the inauguration of “No teacher, No School’’ programme of his administration, and the presentation of school inspectors, Okorocha said adequate and right calibre of teachers would enable the state to realise its educational goal.
He said that school enrolment in the state had risen to one million from 470,000 due to the introduction of free education.
Okorocha promised to supply more school uniforms, sandals and bags for pupils and students.
He said from now on, any teacher who rejected a transfer, especially to the rural communities, risked sack.
The governor promised to look into the arrears of leave allowances owed teachers, and announced a N10,000 dressing allowance for each newly-employed teacher..
The governor said that the job of inspectors was to monitor the performance of teachers and schools in the state and to ensure work ethics in the school system.
He asked them to monitor teachers’ lateness to school, absenteeism and failure to prepare lesson notes.
The governor said that they should also find out whether all items supplied to schools were duly received and distributed.
Okorocha further mandated the inspectors to monitor the utilisation of the N200,000 imprest earlier given to each head teacher.
He also announced that any teacher who absented from school without due permission would be surcharged N10,000, while lateness would attract a N5,000 surcharge.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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