EDO STATE GOVERNOR REFUSE TO PAY TEACHERS.

Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says any public school
teacher who has not undergone the assessment test for teachers
will not remain on the payroll of the government.
Oshiomhole made the announcement on Wednesday in Benin when
he received the report of the Teachers Assessment Committee, led
by Prof. Dennis Agbonlahor, a former Vice-Chancellor of the
Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.

He said there was no going back on the teachers’ assessment, “as
the exercise is beyond politics.
“There is no stopping the teachers’ assessment.
“The exercise has something to do with our education system, our
children and the future of the entire state. So it is essential for all.”
He noted that the essence of governance was for political leaders
to be able to drive change and take difficult decisions.
Oshiomhole stressed that the objective and focus of government
on the exercise would not be compromised, adding that
government had the political will to deal with the issue.
The governor while commending the team for doing a thorough
job, stated that the report of the team would help government in
managing issues arising from the assessment test.
Oshiomhole, however, said that government would re-strategise
and invite the team back to conduct another assessment of
teachers, who had yet to be tested.
Earlier, Chairman of the committee, Agbonlahor, while presenting
the report, advised that teachers who refused to be assessed
should be encouraged to do so.
He also advised the State Government to train teachers who had
undergone the test.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the test was conducted
on March 22, across the state.
NAN reports that prior to the exercise, the National Union of
Teachers and the Academic Staff Union of Universities had
obtained separate court injunctions, restraining the State
Government from conducting the test.