The Permanent Secretary Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission, Mr Michael Omolayo has tasked principals of public secondary schools in the state for better administrative competence and efficient school management.
Mr Omolayo made the call at Christ’s School Ado Ekit, during an interactive session with principals of Secondary Schools in the state.
Omolayo opined that Principals are the Accounting Officers of Schools and head of management team whose decisions are binding.
Saying, Principals must always give written approval of all expenses carried out by the bursars using procurement system being guided by the public service rules.
He emphasised that capacity building is necessary for Principals, Vice Principals, Bursars and other principal officers in the school system.
Also, the Permanent Secretary Bureau of Central Internal Audit (CIA),Mr Babatunde Adesola charged Principals to recognise their roles of authority and coordinate all the affairs of the school noting that all schedule of duties must be defined with delegations.
PS Adesola enjoined Principals to lead by example and authorised expenditure in all schools stressing that bursars are to keep all financial records.
The Tutor General for Ekiti Central Mr Martins Ilori highlighted some of the duties of Principals to include: Ensuring Accounting system in schools are strictly followed, make adequate provision for the safe custody of the school’s balances and other assets and ensuring all advances are retired in accordance with the conditions among others.
In his response the Ekiti State President All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) Comrade Victor Amele said “life itself is a learning process” and explained that ANCOPSS is actually all about achieving goals and attainment of National development as everyone has his own line of duties in school that should be dully followed noting that he believed in working together in harmony to iron out issues which gives out the best.
He stressed that as leaders they should be patient and be more careful in handling school issues, he promised on behalf of others to be more alive to their responsibilities to reciprocate government good gesture.
