The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), in Oyo State has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his achievements in 100 days in office, describing him as “a performer with unequal giant strides.”
NUT Chairman, Tojuade Adedoyin; and Secretary, Muhammed Abdullahi, in a statement on Wednesday, said Makinde was already repositioning the state for better service delivery.
“Unarguably, his excellency’s sterling qualities as a leader are pointers that attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference.
“The prompt payment of salaries and pensions to both serving and retired teachers of Oyo State are considered topical issues that we less imagined over a period of time.
“The total release of monthly salaries by his excellency in funding teachers’ pensions board remains an act that cannot be easily forgotten in the annals of history of this administration in Oyo State,” they added.
The teachers, however, appealed for the prompt payment of the 2018 leave grant to primary school teachers and the creation of a separate pension board for teachers.
They also demanded the appointment of a primary school teachers as headmasters-general in schools and as permanent secretaries for teaching service commission zonal offices.
