The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, took part in the worldwide celebration of teachers on Wednesday.
He referred to them as the centerpiece of his administration’s transformative agenda in the field of education and assured them of the government’s ongoing commitment to their welfare, which includes resolving all outstanding issues in stages.
61 teachers from around the state and at all levels of education received awards of excellence a state government event honoring World Teachers Day in Ilorin.
The Governor described the prizes as a symbol of appreciation for teachers who shape the future of the next generation through their sweat, competence, and patience.
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“The World Teachers’ Day is the idea of UNESCO in line with the 1966 recommendations on the Status of Teachers across the world.
“The theme of this year’s anniversary speaks directly to us in Kwara State. Our huge investments in the education sector are closely tied to teachers and school heads. You are the key drivers of the transformation that we seek. As we commit billions of naira to improve the learning environment, we are similarly funding the multibillion naira Kwara (LEARN) programme which seeks to improve the capacity of our teachers and boost learning outcomes for our children.
“Between 2019 and now, we have ensured prompt payment of salaries unlike before. The implementation of the minimum wage has raised the size of what we take home every month. We have similarly reduced the backlogs of promotion arrears. Training and retraining is more constant today. For those at the basic schools, we are already addressing the disparities in the salary as we recently pointed out. More will be done to address your genuine concerns.
“But we need to do a lot more. For this reason, our administration is willing to adopt the FG’s new age limit and service years for teachers once it is passed to us. Next year, we will launch an annual teachers’ award to boost the morale of classroom teachers and administrators. Similarly, we will collaborate with relevant Federal Government’s agencies to ease home ownership for interested teachers. Details of this are being worked out”. the governor stated.
