Heads of secondary schools in Kwara State have said governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s achievements in turning around the learning environment and improving the welfare of teachers are unmatched in the recent history of the state.
The teachers also commended the introduction of KwaraLEARN which they say is truly impactful, adding that the administration’s interventions have also been spread across every part of the state in a way never seen before.
The school heads made the commendations in Ilorin, the state capital, at an open engagement the governor held to feel their pulse on the government’s focus on basic education and their welfare across board.
At least 300 school principals attended the meeting — along with some key stakeholders from across the education sector in Kwara State.
The teachers, who acknowledged the improvements in their wages and teaching environment, also called on the governor to consider restoring boarding facilities which died off a few years ago, end the pay disparities between teachers in basic classes and their senior secondary school counterparts which he inherited, commit more funds to laboratories in the schools and do more to offset the arrears of salaries he met in 2019.
The principal of Ilorin Grammar School, Hajia Abdullahi Muslimat Iyabo, said the school was one of the schools which benefited from the comprehensive renovation of schools under Governor AbdulRazaq’s administration.
“Our school benefitted from not just a few renovations but a total renovation of the school. On behalf of the management of Ilorin Grammar School, we want to say thank you. I also want to express our gratitude to you for the sense of humility and commitment to the welfare of the teachers and students.”
