World Teachers’ Day: ‘We Will Continue To Prioritise Teachers Welfare’- Gombe Governor 

As teachers in Gombe State join their counterparts to commemorate the 2021 Teachers’ Day, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya says his administration will ensure their proper training, welfare and provision of requisite infrastructure to encourage performance and productivity.

Governor Yahaya said this was in  recognition with the pivotal role of teachers and teaching profession in societal development.

In a goodwill message to mark this year’s World Teachers Day, Governor Yahaya acknowledged the immeasurable contributions and sacrifices teachers make to societal development through the impartation of knowledge and shaping the future of the pupils and students  despite obvious challenges.

The Governor described as apt,  the theme of  World Teachers’ Day 2021 “Teachers at the heart of education recovery” in view of their determined and diligent efforts in the crucial stages of the Covid-19 pandemic.

While paying tribute to the teachers on the auspicious occasion, Governor Yahaya reiterated his administration’s willingness to continue to take all measures to promote the wellbeing, development and empowerment of the teachers in the state.

He described them as think tanks upon which children, as future leaders, draw their inspiration while growing up.

Teachers Resource Centre
The Governor equally said his administration had established the Teachers Resource Centre in Kwami and strengthened partnership with relevant agencies and organisations with the sole aim of repositioning the education sector and enhancing teachers capacity for optimum performance.

Governor Yahaya indicated that the state of emergency he earlier declared on the education was also aimed at taking a holistic approach in providing both human and material resources.

He added that it would reinvigorate the sector and make it more result oriented, acknowledging that the measure was yielding positive results at both basic and secondary levels.

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