The Lagos chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Tuesday urged the state government to urgently employ new teachers to fill the gap created by the retiring ones, especially the public schools, which are mostly affected.
The chairman, Mr Samson Kayode, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to Kayode, inadequate of teachers in schools is worrisome and should be tackled promptly.
“I want to seize this opportunity to once again plead with the state government to accelerate efforts in recruiting teachers in our schools before the commencement of the new academic session.
“We are pleading with the government to give employment letters to teachers that were successful during the last recruitment exercise so that they can commence work immediately.
“We believe that for them to have scaled through means that they are capable and are qualified to fill the wide gap that has been created by the retiring teachers.
“A situation whereby we will be lacking teachers in our schools in the midst of plenty will not sound too good and might slow down government’s efforts in the repositioning of these schools,” he said.
Meanwhile, the chairman said that preparations were in top gear for the commencement of the new academic session on Jan. 14. According to him, everything was being put in place, to ensure a smooth take-off of the new term and the teachers were ready and rearing to go.
“Preparation is in top gear, there is a new zeal and vigour among the teachers and we are hoping that all our plans for the term will take off as proposed.
“On the part of the parents, we want them to step up efforts in monitoring their children and wards, so that together, we will build a state and nation that we will all be proud of.
“We must strive to support the efforts of the state government in ensuring that education in the state is taken to the next level.”
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