The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointment of three Headmasters General for the primary school system in the state.

The Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, appointed Mrs Monisola Oguntamore, for Ekiti Central District; Mr Isaac Ogunleye for Ekiti South; and Mrs Bola Omotoso for Ekiti North District.

Akinwumi, in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday stated that appointments of the new headmasters general “are a further demonstration of Governor Oyebanji’s commitment to strengthening and repositioning the basic education sector in the State for greater service delivery.

“The appointments reflect the governor’s strict adherence to merit-based selection of experienced individuals into key positions in line with the shared prosperity agenda of the present administration,” the statement read.

He stated that five new primary schools were recently established in Ikere Ekiti by the present administration to improve access to basic education among children of school age and to also meet the demand and yearnings of various communities in the town for qualitative basic education.

Akinwumi added that the state government would continue to restructure its primary schools to full basic schools comprising Early Childhood Care, Development and Education, Primary Schools and Junior Secondary Schools for optimal Universal Basic Education delivery.

The SUBEB boss congratulated the new headmasters general on their appointments and urged them to be ready to deploy their competence and experiences towards the development of public primary schools in the state.

He stated that the appointments were with immediate effect.

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