Ekiti Gov’t Begins Disbursement Of N200m To Teachers For Cars, Housing

The Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, has commenced the disbursement of N200million loans to primary school teachers across the state for cars and housing.

Oyebanji said the gesture was in fulfillment of his campaign promise to uplift teachers across the state.

The governor, in a statement by his media aide, Yinka Oyebode, stated that primary school teachers would also enjoy some benefits being enjoyed by their counterparts in secondary schools.

“The first tranche of N50 million has been remitted into the pool for the month of January, in line with the governor’s directive.

“The car and housing loans are revolving in nature. The pool of fund is usually replenished as beneficiaries fulfil their monthly repayment obligations,’’ Oyebode explained.

At a meeting with education secretaries in January, Governor Oyebanji promised to review an old policy that discriminated against primary school teachers in the disbursement of car and housing loans.

He assured at the meeting that funds would be released as car and housing loans to primary school teachers as part of his administration’s plan to motivate them.