Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has said that his administration will not relent in supporting teachers across the state to enable them to continue performing optimally as well continue providing a conducive environment for effective teaching and learning to thrive.
Governor Ikpeazu this on Thursday, during the 2020 World Teachers Day held at the Abia Teachers' House, Ogurube Layout in Umuahia North L. G. A.
He disclosed that the COVID-19 pandemic challenges already constrained education systems in various new ways resulting in a revision of how teachers teach and more general works.
The Governor who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. A.C.B. Agbazuere noted that the issue of teacher leadership in relation to crisis response is not just timely but critical in terms of the contributions they have recently made in providing remote learning, supporting vulnerable populations, reopening schools, ensuring that learning gaps in the curriculum are being mitigated among others.
He pointed out that no other profession deserves the highest form of gratitude and appreciation than teaching.
The State Chief Executive while describing the theme of this year's World Teachers Day, " TEACHERS: LEADING IN CRISIS, REIMAGINING THE FUTURE", noted that the chosen theme also considers the role of teachers in building resilience and shaping the future of education and the teaching profession.
In his speech, the State Commissioner for Education, Associate professor Kaenelechi Nwangwa disclosed that it is a thing of joy to gather to celebrate teachers across the world for their passion and unrelenting efforts towards shaping and equipping students and pupils with the knowledge needed for them to excel in life urged them to sustain the tempo.
Earlier in his address, the state Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Elder Kizito Kalu said the World Teachers Day which is observed every 5th of October since 1994 is set aside to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO recommendation concerning the status of teachers adding that the recommendations sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment and teaching, and learning conditions.
The event which attracted the presence of the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sir Gabriel Onyendilefu, ASUBEB Chairman, Traditional Rulers featured the selection of three teachers drawn from the three Educational Zones in the State that won brand new cars through open balloting courtesy of Governor Ikpeazu as part of measures of encouraging and empowering teachers across the State.
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