THE Provost of the College of Education at Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Dr Mojisola Oyarekua, has said it is unfortunate that the college still operates with the 1990 Edict of the old Ondo State, 20 years after the state was created.
Dr Oyarekua spoke when he hosted members of the House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, who were at the college on oversight function.
The provost said a draft of the college law had been sent to the Assembly since 2014.
He urged the committee members to help facilitate the speedy passage of the law.
The Provost called for a proper funding from government stressing that the monthly government subvention to the College was grossly inadequate to pay staff salaries and pensioners’ entitlements as it is been subsidized with about forty million naira monthly from its meagre internally generated revenue leaving the College with no fund to run its services.
According to her the College battles with the problem of inadequate lecture halls and decaying infrastructure with most building in the College old and dilapidated.
She added that, roads on the campus as well as the roads leading to the College needs the intervention of the state government.
“Another major challenge is the issue of unpaid salaries of members of staff in the College which has drastically reduced their morale “She said.
Oyarekua, however noted that that despite its challenges, the College was committed to producing outstanding educators and researchers to advance the profession of education through research in the science and art for effective teaching and learning.
Oyarekua affirmed that the College runs a well structured academic programmes strategically designed to expose students to contemporary formal and informal training as well as acquisition of skills and knowledge in areas that are pertinent to their fields of study in order to give them competitive edge over their peers.”