College staff school teacher emerges best teacher in ekiti

A teacher at the College of Education Staff School Ikere-Ekiti, Mrs. Rebecca Olusayo Ojo has emerged as the best Primary School teacher in Ekiti State. Mrs. Ojo was announced as the winner of the best Teacher in the Private Primary School category during this year’s World Teachers Day Celebration held at the Bishop Adetiloye Hall, Ado-Ekiti.
She was rewarded with a cash gift and Certificate of merit at the event attended by the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assemby, Rt. Hon Funminiyi Afuye and other stakeholders in the education sector in Ekiti State.
The world teacher’s day is an annual event organized to celebrate teachers' contribution to the development of the society.
Government at different levels also used the occasion to reward outstanding teachers in both Public and Private Primary and Secondary Schools.
Report says Mrs. Ojo scaled through the rigorous interview conducted by the department of quality assurance, Ekiti State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and emerged the overall best Private Primary School teacher in Ekiti state for 2019-2020 academic session.
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi while presenting cash and certificate of merit lauded the contributions of teachers to educational development in the state.
The award winner, Mrs. Ojo expressed profound happiness for the honour and said the award would spur her for more excellent performances as she promised to be more committed to her duty.
The Head teacher of the School, Mrs. Olubunmi Idowu said the award did not come as a surprise going by the pedigree of Mrs. Ojo and other teachers in the school.
She called on members of the public especially parents to avail their children the privilege of tapping from the fountain of knowledge in the school.
The Chairman Parent Teachers Association of the school Mr Owolabi Olumide said parents body was proud to associate with the school and the teachers saying the award has added to the good image of the school.
Meanwhile, the Provost of the College and Proprietor of the Staff School, Professor Olufemi Adeoluwa has congratulated Mrs. Rebecca Olusayo Ojo for the laudable achievement.
He described Mrs. Ojo’s feat as commendable, saying he just demonstrated the stuff she was made of as an alumnus of the College and as one of the beneficiaries of the on the job training being given to the teaching staff working with both the College of Education Staff Nursery and Primary School, and Demonstration Secondary School.
He said the emergence of Mrs. Ojo as the best teacher at the state level further attested to the fact that the College ranked among the best in Ekiti State and paraded the best brains. He also called on parents to avail their children opportunities at all the College owned schools to give their children sound education.
Mrs. Ojo, is an alumnus of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti and also bagged a Bachelor's degree in Physics Education from the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. She joined the services of the College Staff School in 2012.