Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has hailed teachers in the state, saying they deserved to be handsomely rewarded by him.
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Fayose poured encomium on the teachers in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, during a meeting with them, and other education stakeholders in Government House.
The commendation followed the excellent performance of the state in the National Examinations Council secondary leaving examinations conducted by the body for 2017 where it retained its first position.
He said, “You are wonderful, committed, serious and forward looking teachers, you are number one in Nigeria you have demonstrated this with your outstanding performance.
“I wish I had money. I would have bought cars for all teachers. You are doing the job, the glory comes to me. Any idiot can build infrastructure, not many leaders can painstakingly build education. It is like vaccine that lives with one forever. I have told the federal government and all, if you fail to put teachers on the divers, you can’t go far in developing our education. There is no education without teachers. I want to appeal to all stakeholders in Nigeria, let’s put teachers on the drivers’ seat.
“In and out of office I will continue to encourage you teachers. History would be on my side, that I have given education by my commitment, they said I have no education, but I have given education. We are celebrating education success.”
