There was wild jubilation in Ekiti on Saturday as Governor Kayode Fayemi announced his readiness to begin the payment of N30, 000 minimum wage to workers from October, 2019.
Fayemi made the promise at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, during the 2019 celebration of the Teachers’ Day themed ‘Young Teachers, the Future of the Profession’.
The Governor explained that the development was to stimulate workers, especially teachers, to put in their best in reclaiming the lost glory and pride of being the education nerve centre of the country.
“We will commence payment of N30,000 to workers in Ekiti with effect from this month. We are determined to reward diligence because the workers, particularly our teachers, have done the state proud.
“In this year’s WAEC, Ekiti was ranked 12th. I want to salute our teachers but that is not where Ekiti belonged, we must continually do more to rise to number one,” he said.
During the event, Mr Henry Olaoluwa Asubiojo of Amoye Grammar School, Ikere Ekiti, Mr Tajudeen Olaoye of Anglican Primary School, Esun Ekiti and Mrs Mojisola Ehinafe of Technical School, Ado Ekiti, were awarded with cash prices of N500,000 each for emerging as the best teachers in the state.
Speaking on the recruitment of 2,000 new teachers, Fayemi said he decided to inject new breeds of teachers into the state’s public schools to safeguard the future of the state, adding that he decided to establish more schools in Ado Ekiti to depopulate the overpopulated ones and make learning more conducive.