Abdulrazaq approves 2021 promotion for SUBEB Teachers

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has approved 2021 promotion for teachers under Universal Basic Education Board in the state

Executive Chairman of the Board, Professor Abdulraheem Adaramaja announced this today while featuring on Viewpoint, a Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ Radio Kwara Chapel Programme

Professor Adaramaja promotion of examination for qualified teachers would hold on the 9th of next month

He said the 2021 promotion is in addition to 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 promotions under Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq

The Executive Chairman noted that he met total dilapidated structure at all levels of basic education, demoralized workforce with installment payment of salaries and outstanding three hundred and forty-five percent salary arrears on assumption of office

Professor Adaramaja confirmed that efforts have been intensified by his leadership to right the wrong of the past

On SUBEB counterparts funding, the Executive Chairman maintained that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq paid 450 Million Naira backlog counterpart fund to access 14.2 Billion Naira from Universal Basic Education Commission

He explained that Kwara State has now been expunged from UBEC blacklist of SUBEB counterpart funding

Professor Adaramaja recalled that the State was blacklisted in 2013 owing to the failure of immediate past administration to pay the counterpart fund

The SUBEB boss asserted that his leadership has broke the dichotomy of SUBEB-UBEC servant relationship as both education funding windows now contribute 50% each to improve basic education in the state

He frowned that the 2013 UBEC counterparts fund was diverted by previous administration

Professor Adaramaja chronicled the SUBEB giant strides pointed out that some students of the state Public Secondary Schools are now champions of Presidential Debate which attracted awards for SUBEB and Scholarship for the students to University level

The Executive Chairman said the winning students from Kwara are to participate in international debate in Netherlands to represent Nigeria

He stated that Digital Literacy Centres are to be established in 39 locations across the state to ensure quality education

The Executive Chairman said 39,000 Furnitures are be purchased to accommodate 60, 000 pupils and distribution of instructional materials to the schools

He elucidated that Teachers Professional Development Programmes are being put in place to build the capacity of teachers across the state

Professor Adaramaja who described Governor Abdulrazaq as father of basic education, confirmed that 116 classrooms, Remodeling of existing schools, construction of 78 VIP toilets and 89 Boreholes are being executed by Kwara SUBEB in the nooks and crannies of the state to create conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning