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Jubilation as Ayade extends teachers’ service year in Cross River
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has extended the years of service by five years for public primary and secondary school teachers in the state.
The announcement of the extension was contained in a circular number 1/2023 on Thursday, signed by the Head of Service, Mr Timothy Akwaji.
The circular said the extension was in consonance with the provision of the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act, 2022,
“In line with the provision of the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Act, 2022, His Excellency, the Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has approved the harmonization of retirement age for Teachers in the State Public Service with effect from May 1, 2023.
“Henceforth, Teachers in Primary and Post Primary Schools in Cross River State shall retire on attainment of Sixty-five or forty years of service, whichever comes first,” it said.
The announcement was trailed with jubilation as teachers in the state took turns to extol the Governor over this noble feat, which according to them, is one of Governor Ayade’s most cherished legacies.
Several teachers, opinion leaders and stakeholders in the state have poured encomiums on the governor for approving and gazzeting the extension.
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