SATURDAY 24TH JUNE,2017.

BY SaintAugustine Adula Odey:

The host  Elders/Chiefs, and the community’s leadership at UCHU YACHE CLAN, YACHE NATION led the  Engineers/ contractors and handed over the site for the construction of the Comprehensive Primary Health Care Centre with Doctors Quarters for the entire YACHE people.

Recall that in the recent past, the DG. CR.PHCA. Dr. Betta Edu represented the governor during the ground breaking ceremony for the Construction of Yache Comprehensive Health Center Uchu. During the occasion she had stated H.E avowed commitment in the provision of basic primary healthcare/ AYADECARE and now the site handed over.

The lead Site Engineer/Contractor,  Mr. Innocent Echeng on behalf of others responsible for the construction work assured the elders and the entire community of their readiness of prompt completion of work and to deliver a quality job that will have the test of time, he promised mobilizing materials/workers to site within 7 working days as His Excellency holds this particular project dear to his heart, especially that the governor’s  gesture is aimed at ameliorating the suffering condition of the people of YACHE he stated.

The occasion was witnessed by kinsmen and people cutting across other clans of Yache in Yala Local Government Area, Cross River State. Dr. Stephen Odey was present and witnessed the handing over of site as he used the occasion to inform the people the commitment of His Excellency- Governor Ben Ayade’s government towards the provision of BASIC amenities/infrastructures to the state evidently clear in the health and education sectors of Cross River State.

Dr.(Barrister ) Odey further used the occasion to encourage his people who do not have Voter’s Card to use the opportunity of the ongoing National Voter’s Registration and get themselves registered as he assured of free vehicles to/fro the venue (INEC OFFICE OKPOMA, YALA).

Many communities and the families with children of school going age in Basic schools (Primary/Junior Secondary),etc. testify of the improvement upon the basic infrastructures in our schools ( construction of new classroom blocks, many completed, some near completion and the supply of learners- learning seats/other instructional materials to schools) Professor Ben Ayade is highly commended by the people.

Health is wealth they say, the youths and women commended the Governor, Professor Ben Ayade and the Director General, Cross River State Primary Healthcare Agency Dr. Bette Edu for bringing good health to YACHE people, for this health facility will make the people stop going to the neighbouring Benue State which has been nearest in terms of roads/accessible medication.

The Clan Head of UCHU Yache in prayers and praise for the governor’s demonstration of his government’s love for the people of YACHE in the provision of facilities that will make the people have good health which is the highest form of wealth, and especially the appointment of Dr. Barrister, Stephen Odey from no where to firstly become P.A.(Personal Assistant) to later Senator Ben Ayade’s S.A.(Special Assistant) and now the Executive Chairman Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, is highly appreciated.

The Youths assured of their total support to the Governor and the security of materials/all workers as Mr. David Idiku on behalf of the youths emphasized that YACHE people are friendly and hospitable and that Yache is united in the support of the governor as H.E. has always demonstrated his promises and assurances to the people in physical and practical terms with basic infrastructures he posited.

Education is gaining more prominence in the affairs of Nigerians more than ever before. It is seen as a way of answering so many questions and solving a myriad of problems.

The maintenance of standard and assurance of adequate measures of quality control are now the concern of all enlightened parents, guardians and administrators. The significance of school inspection and supervision has now come into limelight.

School personnel remain one of the most significant resources in the school. The National Policy on Education (NPE) has highlighted in precise terms the objectives of educational supervision, which is: “to ensure quality control through regular inspection and continuous supervision of instructional and other educational services.”

The Good’s Dictionary of education (1945) defined educational supervision as “all efforts of designated school officials toward providing leadership to the teachers and other educational workers in the improvement of instruction. It also involves the stimulation of pro

fessional growth and development of teachers, a selection and revision of educational objectives, materials of instruction, pedagogy and the evaluation of instruction.

The essence of supervision is therefore, the monitoring of performance of school staff, noting the merits and demerits and using befitting and amicable techniques to ameliorate the flaws while still improving on the merits thereby increasing the standard of schools and achieving educational goals.

The concern of educational supervision is the improvement in teaching and teaching environment in order to promote effective teacher performance and learning in the schools.

However, the concept of school inspection focuses on monitoring and evaluation of academic performance and development in schools, always carried out with the intention of maintaining and improving on the quality of learning. It tends to improve all factors that affect teaching and learning in our school system.

The Executive chairman of SUBEB Dr. Stephen Odey has proven again to have known his Onion. He is not a sit tight arm chair! He leads at the front burner as demonstrated by his pragmatic approach during this week inspection and supervision of schools, and ongoing schools projects in the state.

Dr. Odey painstakingly supervised teaching and learning activities in Yala, Ogoja, Bekwara, Obudu and Obanliku LGAs of Cross River North while he delegated his board members to central and south of the state.

This exercise is aimed at restoring the seemingly lost glory in our basic school system, as Governor Benedict Ayade remains committed and determined in the provision of quality education to Cross River/Nigerian children.

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