September 01, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reappointment of Professor Josiah Ajiboye as the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) for another five-year tenure.
Ajiboye, who was received with a rousing welcome by TRCN staff on Wednesday, pledged to pursue the implementation of policies that will enhance teachers’ welfare.
“We are not going to rest on our oars; we will double our efforts to make sure that we take TRCN to greater heights.
“Actually, the major focus this time around will be on the welfare and teacher professionalism that we have been focusing; but more importantly, on teachers welfare.
“We left off at the point of addressing the issue of teachers welfare in Nigeria, which Mr President assented to. We are going to move further from that to make sure that Nigerian Teachers are placed very well and are highly rewarded”, he said.
According to Ajiboye, the teacher welfare-enhancing plans and packages approved by President Buhari will be implemented and those already implemented sustained. This statement answers calls by the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) for him to deliver on the programmes already signed off on by the president.
He added that he will focus on teacher professionalism, using technology to drive the teaching and learning process, and teacher welfare and reward.
“The Nigerian teacher finds himself in a difficult situation with this pandemic and technology has now become a handy thing to make sure that we drive teaching as we want.
“So we are going to make sure that the Nigerian teacher is well-grounded in the use of technology to drive the education system.
“When teachers’ welfare is taken care of, they will not leave. The reason why teachers are leaving the profession is that they see better offers outside. And we are going to make sure, with what Mr President has approved, 65 years, is now being implemented,” he said.
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