The Executive Chairman, State Secondary Education Board, Dr. Ekaette Ebong Okon, has directed all principals to ensure that teachers begin teaching immediately as the 2021/2022 academic year begins.

The Board Chairman gave this directive yesterday at Community Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Okubo Offot while embarking on an on-the-spot monitoring of resumption of schools and the conduct of the Senior Schools Certificate Examinations.

The Chairman expressed displeasure at the condition of the school environment which was very unkempt and called on all principals of schools to deploy all possible measures to get their school premises conducive for learning within days.

At Community Secondary Commercial School, Ikot Oku Ikono, Dr. Ebong Okon charged candidates to be of their best behaviour and dress like students even though they are writing their exit examinations.

She also led the team to Community Secondary Commercial School, Four Towns, where she expressed satisfaction at the smooth running of the Senior Certificate Examination and the orderly conduct of the candidates.

She commended the candidates for observing the Covid-19 safety protocol by being properly kitted with their facemasks and urged the candidates to shun all forms of examination malpractices and be independent in all their examinations.

Another Monitoring Team of the Board led by the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Joseph Eton, visited Secondary School, Etoi, Christian Secondary Commercial School, and Uyo High School, Uyo where the examination atmosphere was peaceful and teachers and students also resumed for the new academic session.

The Board directed principals to query staff who were absent from school without genuine reasons.
The Teams comprised all the Board Members, the Acting Permanent Secretary, all the Directors and some senior staff of the Board.