Oshiomhole Insist:All Edo Teachers Must Take Competence Test

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has said  the competency test for teachers in the state would hold in the interest of the Edo child.
Addressing workers at the May Day rally to mark the 2014 Workers’ Day at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, yesterday, Oshiomhole said he would not be intimidated to give up the idea.
Oshiomhhole also urged workers to unite in the fight against insurgency in parts of the country, saying no nation develops under an insecure environment.
On the competency test for teachers, he said: “I have a duty to restore the dignity of teachers. I am sure comrades, no matter the bitterness in our minds, that in recognition of the fact that our future begins today, and that today means investing in education, I did not start by building an ultra-modern government house, as many governors have done in many parts of the country.
“I did not start by building ultra modern residential guest house and I have made no investment in building guest house for my visiting guest, but I decided from day one that I should build schools that can compete with many private ones in the state.
“We have introduced one pupil, one desk and I am doing these because proper teaching and learning cannot take place in an atmosphere that is not conducive.
“If I have made such investment to build schools and I proudly show them on television to show what has changed, God will give us the courage to look at the teacher in the face and ask him if he is qualified to be a teacher.
“I want you to remember me when I have vacated office as one who had the courage to look at his electors who are his employers and ask them if they were qualified to teach the students.
I have a duty to the Edo child and I want you to remember that it is the children of the poor that are in government schools.
Oshiomhole said as a product of a public school, he would not allow the future of the Edo child to be undermined.