By; ISAAC ODEH, Kaduna
The National president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr. Audu Titus Amba has urged teachers across the country to intensify efforts towards getting their permanent voters cards.
The NUT President said that it is the only solution to electing credible leaders that would ameliorate the suffering of the Nigerian workers ahead of the 2023 general election.
Mr. Audu Titus Amba also appealed to the federal government to put in place machinery towards addressing the current impasse between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to bring to an end to the persistent industrial disharmony in the education sector.
He described teachers as the bedrock of societal development, hence the need for government at all levels to accord priority to development of education in the country.
The NUT National President further implored teachers in the country to always be of good conduct and support government at all levels in their quest to transform the nation’s educational development.
Mr. Amba however, prayed for lasting peace and socioeconomic and political prosperity, adding that despite the numerous challenges bedeviling the country, Nigeria shall soon emerged greater, united and peaceful.
Simple and unassuming, the National president of NUT also reiterated his resolve and readiness to push harder towards addressing the current challenges bedeviling Nigerian teachers, especially those working at the rural areas and hinter lands.
According to the NUT National president, the current leadership of the union shall continue to engage relevant stakeholders in both the public and private sectors with a view to enhancing the quality of teaching and the living standards of the Nigerian teacher.
It would be recalled that Mr Amba who is a two-term chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Kaduna State and the immediate past national publicity Secretary (PRO) of the union, has a lot of confidence reposed on him as a result of his account of stewardship, prudence and the enhancement of teachers welfare in Kaduna State through the establishment of the epoch NUT Hotel, a microfinance bank and other welfare packages to uplift the living standards of teachers across the state.
