Governor Eno Directs Absorption Of Volunteer Teachers At Ewet Community Primary School

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Teachers who have been on volunteer service at the Ewet Community Primary School have been rewarded for their humane gesture, as Governor Umo Eno has directed their absorption into the Akwa Ibom State teaching service.

The Governor made the declaration when he undertook an on- the-spot inspection of works at the school compound located on Uruan Street, Uyo.

He commended  the teachers for making themselves available for the benefit of the children when there was no provision for their remuneration and directed that they be absorbed as adhoc teachers with financial benefits from the beginning of the 2023/24 school session, while awaiting recruitment into the State teaching service. 

The Governor therefore admonished Akwa Ibom people to emulate such gestures as it aligns with the objectives of the ARISE Agenda. 

"What I have heard today is unprecedented that you find people volunteer in their community to teach children since September. They come on a daily basis and this is December and not one dime has been paid to them. They just volunteered to teach because they did not want to sit idly at home."

"This means they gave up their time, made sacrifices and fortunately for them, I visited today.  This is the Akwa Ibom spirit and I want to encourage more of that. That is the ARISE spirit, and today, the headmistress has attested to the fact that they used to come here everyday, paying their own transport." 

"I have just directed that they should be engaged on an adhoc basis immediately, pending when we begin employment," the Governor said. 

Expressing his impression over the progress of work on the school compound which also accommodates pupils from Christ The King School currently undergoing remodelling, Governor Eno recalled that the new school compound was a request by the community as compensation from the government for their land that was taken by government and lauded the community leaders for being selfless in their demand and placing the interest of their children and community above personal gains.

In his words, "This school project was initiated as a compensatory project. The community wanted it in place of their land. I was then a Commissioner,  the then Governor, Deacon Udom Emmanuel, was very happy that the community didn't want something for themselves. So we start by thanking the community. If they had collected money, this wouldn't have been here."

The State Chief Executive reaffirmed that as it has pleased God to bring him in as Governor, his administration had adopted the school project as an ARISE Agenda project and will ensure to complete it in accordance with intended model, adding that other facilities that make up ,the ARISE Agenda model will be added as much as available space can carry."

"You can see the improvement we have done. The children we brought from Christ the King are also here. I just came to ensure that we bring this facility up to the standard of a model school. The only thing missing here is the accomodation for teachers. If we had space, I would have put it, but in this case, we don't have space," Governor Eno added. 

On security, the Governor directed that besides the perimeter fencing around the school, the Commissioner for Internal Security should recruit a team under the Neighborhood Watch programme to mount surveillance in and around the school facility to secure the area in conjunction with the police.

Media Unit 

Government House, Uyo

12/12/23