My Administration Will Continue To Prioritise Teachers’ Welfare, Capacity Development, Gombe Governor Says

By; JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON

As teachers in Gombe State join their counterparts the world over to commemorate the 2021 teachers day today, 5th October, Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration recognizes the pivotal role of teachers and teaching profession in societal development and will therefore ensure their proper training, welfare and provision of requisite infrastructure to encourage performance and productivity.  
According to a statement signed by the Director-General (Press Affairs) Government House Gombe, Ismaila Uba Misilli,  in a goodwill message to mark this year’s world teachers day,  Governor Inuwa acknowledged their immeasurable contributions and sacrifices to societal development through imparting knowledge and shaping the future of the pupils and students despite obvious challenges. 
The Governor described as apt,  the theme of  World Teachers’ Day 2021 “Teachers at the heart of education recovery” in view of their determined and diligent efforts in the crucial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. 
While paying tribute to the teachers on this auspicious occasion, Governor Yahaya reiterated that his administration will continue to take all measures that will promote the wellbeing, development and empowerment of the teachers in the state.
He described them as tink tanks upon which children, as future leaders draw their inspiration while growing up.
The Governor said his administration  established the teachers resource centre in Kwami and strenthened partnership with relevant agencies and organisations with the sole aim of reposition the education sector and enhancing teachers capacity for optimum performance. 
Governor Yahaya indicated that the state of emergency he earlier declared on the education was also aimed at taking a holistic approach in providing both human and material resources to reinvigorate the sector and make it more result oriented, acknowledging that the measure is yielding positive results at both basic and secondary levels.