Ebonyi teachers to undergo competency test

 
In order to improve the quality of education in Ebonyi State, the state governor, Chief Dave Umahi has directed the leadership of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to conduct competence test for all the teachers in the state before the middle of next month to enable government conduct hers.

Gov. Umahi reassured that he will not reduce the state workforce or cut salaries of workers because of the economic situation in the state.
Addressing leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) who paid him a courtesy call at Government House, Abakaliki, Governor Umahi lamented that out of 11 teachers interviewed during state Executive Council meeting, only two passed.
He urged the teachers to wake up to their duties in order to ensure that there is improvement in future WAEC and NECO, adding that a situation where the state continues to lag behind in exam results was unacceptable.
The governor commended the union for their understanding during the agitation by the state NLC for salary increment.

He reiterated his readiness to pay junior workers 100% one month salary bonus and senior ones 50% bonus for the Christmas festivity.
Umahi said each teacher will get a bag of rice for the Christmas celebration as part of the stomach infrastructure introduced by his administration.
He announced that arrangement had been concluded to procure good laptops for all the teachers in the state to make them ICT compliance and that each teacher will not pay more than N2, 000 monthly for the payments.
Earlier, the Chairman of the NUT in the state, Comrade Joseph Nweke said the teachers came to appreciate the governor for his love and commended him for his developmental effort within five months in office.