By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo on Monday, described the move by the House of Representatives to increase teachers’ salaries as commendable
The NNPP chieftain in a statement made available to journalists said the move is a step in the right direction and that it shows that the House is backing the improvement of citizens’ welfare, which he said is commendable under the present harsh economy.
While describing the move by the House of Representatives as a well thought action, the NNPP chieftain said teachers should be given their pride of place in the country, saying, without teachers no other professional bodies would boast of the very brains they are proud of today.
“Teachers are the makers of every prominent person in the World, be you President, Governor, Senators, Reps Honourable members and other professionals. If we don’t undergo tutelage under teachers, we wouldn’t have full wisdom, and education and more importantly we won’t be where we are today as professionals”, he said
Ambassador Ajadi added,”Teachers mould our thinking and behaviours from infants at the primary level, secondary school level and turn us to professionals in various fields at the tertiary level.
“Teachers have been doing a lot in improving lives and I respect all the teachers so much.Teachers are the one who educate me to know my right, and to serve my country and contribute to its development as a nation. So the teachers deserve the best and I will give them support and all encouragements they deserve in the discharge of their duties.
Ambassador Ajadi “I pray to the Lord Almighty to place me at the number one position in our country and use me to transform Nigeria and the life of our teachers and turn the teaching profession to an enviable one, that is my desire”.
New Nigerian recalls that the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education, Hon Abubakar Fulata last Thursday, called for salary increment for primary, secondary and university teachers.
The House Committee Chairman who was speaking at a One-Day National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Development of a Roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector (2023-2027), in Abuja said teachers in the Primary, Secondary and University should be earning N250,000, N500,000 and N1 million respectively as monthly renumeration.
Hon Fulata said that it is important for Nigerian teachers to be more encouraged by paying them adequately to teach the children.
