Gov. Ahmed Promotes 14,000 Teachers

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has approved the promotion of 13,931 teachers across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State.

The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Jimoh Lambe, disclosed this on Friday in Ilorin.

While presenting the promotion letters to the Education Secretaries from each local government, Lambe expressed gratitude to the state governor for the approval of the 2015 and 2016 promotion letters.

According to him, the promotion is long overdue, adding that the release of the letters will bring joy and succour to the beneficiaries and boost their morale to work.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the present administration towards the development of education, especially at the grass-root despite the current financial constraint.

Responding on behalf of other educational secretaries, the Education Secretary, Ekiti Local Government Council of the state, Felix Olusola, thanked the state government for the gesture.

He described the presentation of promotion letters as New Year gifts.