Ekiti TUC urges opposition parties to embrace peace

Victor Akinkuolie Ado-Ekiti
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The Chairman of the Ekiti State Chapter of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Sola Adigun has said the acceptance of the olive branch spread by the Governor Kayode Fayemi by main opposition party  after his victory at the Supreme Court has confirmed that the country’s democracy is gradually maturing.

Fayemi had last week after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the July 14, 2018 poll, Prof Kolapo Olusola, appealed to opposition to join forces with him to build a virile Ekiti that would be economically strong and politically stable.

Shortly after the plea, Olusola , had in a statement he personally signed congratulated Fayemi on his victory, urging  him to focus attention on those things that will unite the state and bring democratic dividends to the people.

The TUC boss in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Thursday observed that the acceptance of the verdict by the major political actors had reinforced the people’s belief in the fact that the  ruling elites are now committed to the sustenance of democracy.

Meanwhile, the National Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Comrade Dam Omaji has commended the Federal Government for the  establishment of the National Secondary Schools Commission.

A statement made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti reiterated that the establishment of the commission  was a product of the long drawn advocacy by  stakeholders in the education sector .

Omaji added that ASUSS was convinced that the commission will improve the quality of Secondary education in terms of unified and regulated curriculum.