16/06/2026
*OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF EBONYI STATE*
*Subject: Congratulations and Appeal for the Welfare of UBEB Teachers*
Your Excellency,
I heartily congratulate you on your resounding mandate for a second term in office. This overwhelming endorsement by the people of Ebonyi State is a clear testament to their confidence in your leadership and vision for the state.
I was greatly inspired by your rendition of Revelation 7:12 at the stadium yesterday: _“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and might be to our God forever and ever. Amen.”_ Your act of worship was uplifting and reflective of a leader who acknowledges God in all things.
Your Excellency, I respectfully appeal to you to use your good office to direct and persuade the Chairmen of the Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State to commence the immediate payment of the ₦20,000 (Twenty Thousand Naira) salary increment, including the arrears from September 2025 to date, to UBEB teachers. Our basic education teachers are currently facing significant economic hardship, and this intervention will bring much-needed relief.
The issue of underpayment of UBEB teachers should also be urgently addressed. For instance, a teacher on Level 7 in SEB receives a salary equivalent to that of a teacher on Level 12 in UBEB. This disparity is demoralizing and requires urgent corrective action to ensure fairness and equity across the education sector.
Additionally, I humbly request that you direct the Chairmen to also pay UBEB teachers the outstanding Christmas bonus of ₦150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira), in line with the full bonus already paid to SEB teachers. This will promote equity and boost morale among our primary school teachers, who form the foundation of our education system.
May the Almighty God continue to grant you wisdom, strength, and good health as you lead Ebonyi State into a greater second term.
Yours in service,
Hon. Chukwu Godfrey N.
Teacher in Unity High School, Ugwu Oshiri_
June 16, 2026