Stakeholders in Education on Monday described the Delta State Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu as a woman of integrity and principle.
The stakeholders met under the aegis of Delta State Private and Public-School Principals Forum (DSPPSPF) on Sunday in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko north local government area of the State.
In a statement issued by the group’s spokesperson, Mr. Pius Iyoyin on Monday morning, the stakeholders scolded the permanent secretary, some top officials of the ministry and those behind them for encouraging anarchy.
“It is part of a desperate effort by the permanent secretary and his co-Travellers to control the ministry, promote chaos and turn back the clock on the progress so far made.”
The angry school administrators described the recent invitation of a retired director as selfish.
‘’Mrs. Rose Ezewu is an honest and highly effective leader. She has built a reputation anchored on integrity over the years. She is a fountain of quality advice, inspiration, encouragement and hope.
“She deserves the biggest thanks for being a team player and using her undivided and thorough leadership style in growing the ministry, rejecting the retired director and stopping the plot of some top civil servants in the ministry to defraud principals of their full entitlement,” the stakeholders said.
They attributed media attack on the commissioner and the inciting of principals on the fact that she has refused to do some people’s bidding.
“Mrs. Rose Ezewu, an excellent administrator and a dogged fighter for justice and fairness, has refused to run the ministry according to their dictates. They are angry because of the refusal of the Hon Commissioner to allow a retired Director from Exams and standards to handle the payment of examination grants to principals. These top civil servants are willing to do anything to control the ministry for their selfish ends.”
The stakeholders commended Ezewu for bringing about a more dynamic way of administering the affairs of the ministry.
They praised Ezewu for having the type of empathy and direction the sector needs, bringing people around to her way by dint of example and argument and liberating the ministry from dirty politics.
The stakeholders also praised Ezewu for having the courage to speak out, putting up a brave front and discharging her duties as commissioner.
“Mrs. Rose Ezewu is well known for her innovative ideas and clean image. She is down to earth, clear sighted about issues facing the education sector in the oil rich state and cares about ethics.”
Particularly, the stakeholders thanked Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for the confidence reposed on the commissioner.
