Edo Cancels Teachers’ Competency Test, Restores Pay of 936
The Edo State Government has soft-pedalled on the planned competency test for teachers in the state even as the government recalled the 936 teachers whose names were deleted from the payroll over certificate discrepancies and age falsification.
Also, the Government announced the immediate extension of the relativity to teachers in the state public schools.
Making the announcements, Governor Adams Oshiomhole, during a meeting with the teacher’s unions and the Nigeria Labour Congress said having listened to all suggestions and consultations with various groups, government has agreed to set aside the Competency or Assessment test in order to re assure Edo workers that government has no intention to sack anyone.
The Governor said in place of the competency test, Government will introduce training and re-training for teachers and all other civil servants in the state, promising that a welfare package will be provided during the training exercise
Responding, the trio of the leadership of organised labour, NLC, TUC, and NUT expressed thanks to the Governor adding that the prolonged crisis faced by leadership of the organised labour as it affects teachers and workers in the state will now be a thing of the past.
They promised to continually give their full support and allegiance to the administration of the Comrade Governor stressing that teachers in the state will now sleep with both eyes closed.
