Decrying dearth of teachers at the basic education level, the Federal
Government is to engage 1.3 million recruits in the next six years to
address the problem.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made the disclosure
yesterday at the flag-off of the Teacher Development Training of the
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) programme in Abuja, said
besides the quality of teachers, government was more disturbed about the
existing gap at the basic education sector.
“The availability of qualified and competent teachers, their continuous
training and retraining would have to be emphasised to complement
others to come up with quality basic education achievements,” he said.
Adamu, however, noted that, in addition to its intervention through the
UBEC, government was working to recruit and inject 500,000 teachers into
basic education sector nationwide.He added that when the exercise is
completed, it would place more responsibilities on states and local
councils to provide infrastructural and instructional materials to
teachers.
Also yesterday, the minister urged the newly appointed 17 chief
executive officers of parastatals and agencies under his ministry to
check impunity and financial recklessness in their organisations.
Adamu, who gave the charge during their inauguration in Abuja, urged the
chief executives to work in line with the change mantra of the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
He gave the new heads one month to come up with action plans.
In an interview shortly after the ceremony, the Registrar, National
Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Charles Uwakwe, said the minister was
clear on his mandate for the new chief executives.
“The minister was very clear on what our tasks and mandates are. The
President insisted that we must ensure that the change mantra is carried
through in our various organisations.
“The President also talked about stopping impunity in our various
organisations. That is a very important mandate which the chief
executives have pledged to carry through to the best of our abilities.”
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