World Teachers’ Day : Soludo Reassures Teachers Of Brighter Prospects, Recalls Suspended Principals… 

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has reiterated the commitment of his administration to teachers’ welfare and the quality of teaching across schools in the state.

Governor Soludo stated this during the 2023 World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Anambra Teachers’ House, Awka where he also pardoned the principals who were suspended for flouting the free education policy of his administration that abolished collection of fees from Nursery to Junior schools.

The theme for this year’s event is; “The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage”.

The Governor announced the pardon after the teachers prevailed on him and agreed that any further attempt to flout the order will result in the sack of the culprits.

While noting the dynamism of the world, the Governor said that his administration is paying attention to continuous learning and upgrading of skills.

He restated his determination to prioritize public education, adding that the goal is to present public schools as models once again so that they will become examples for quality education.

According to the Governor, the government will be refurbishing a significant number of public schools in the state, to make them smart schools, deploying technology in partnership with the communities.

The Governor added that the second batch of three thousand teachers that will be recruited will be devoted exclusively to the public schools, thereby, deliberately ending the era of PTA teachers in government-owned schools.

He added that the opportunity given to children today will determine the outlook of the future and promised that his administration will soon begin to address the condition of service for teachers.

The State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Anambra State Wing, Comrade Chika Chukwudolue noted that in Anambra State, the narrative is being re-written as Governor Soludo has taken it upon himself to place education and the educators at their rightful positions.

Comrade Chukwudolue added that the demands of the society is attained through education, noting that the demands can only be attained with focused school system with the right caliber of teachers at any given time.