The Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Comrade Waheed Olojede has disclosed that education, teaching profession and teachers suffer the threat of neglect arising from inadequate infrastructures and poor service conditions of teachers.
This he said is against the spirit of the ILO/UNESCO declaration which calls attention of the world to the pivotal role and primordial relevance of teaching profession and teachers to individuals and national development.
Olojede revealed this while speaking with newsmen at a programme organised to celebrate the 2017 World Teachers Day.
The theme of this year’s edition was “Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers.”
Speaking to newsmen, the NUT scribe lamented that it is unfortunate that welfare and security of teachers in the state are not being given proper attention.
He specifically lamented that as at Thursday when the Teachers Day was being celebrated, teachers in Oyo state were yet to receive their July, August and September salaries.
While appealing to the state government to give more attention to teachers’ welfare, Olojede noted that the irregular payment of salaries has almost eroded the freedom and dignity in the teaching profession.
However, in his speech at the programme, the Governor of the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi maintained that his administration has been able to formulate and implement moral boosting policies to make life more meaningful for teachers in the state.
In the speech delivered on his behalf by the state’s Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Professor Joseph Adeniyi Olowofela, the governor said his administration would continue to encourage teachers to develop professionally because the quality of education in any society depends largely on the quality of its teachers.
He commended teachers in the state for supporting the educational reforms of his administration.
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