The Speaker House of Representatives Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated Nigerian teachers as they join their counterparts across the globe to celebrate World Teachers’ Day.
The Speaker, in a congratulatory message issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Leke Olatunji Baiyewu, commended Nigerian teachers for their unquantifiable role in shaping the lives and careers of young people in society.
He stated that teachers and academics deserve public-private support to efficiently carry out their educational role in their lives of young Nigerians.
The Speaker, who was also a teacher before joining politics, described teachers as “co-parents and experts in nurturing and moulding young people into educated, civilised, productive, and patriotic citizens” of any country.
While noting that teachers are critical stakeholders in the polity, the Speaker calls for training, retraining, and better welfare especially for the academic staff of educational institutions.
Dr. Tajudeen reiterates the commitment of the 10th House to using legislative instruments to enhance access to quality and affordable education by all Nigerians.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1994 designated October 5 World Teachers’ Day to recognise and celebrate them.
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