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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on teachers in the country to be positive change agents in the growth, development and well-being aspirations of students.

According to a News Agency of Nigeria report, Buhari made the call on Friday at the 2018 World Teachers’ Day in Abuja with the theme, “The right to education means the right to qualified teachers.”

Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, Buhari said Nigerian children were pillars of strength as well as drivers of economic growth, hence the need for teachers to be positive influencers to the students.

The President said despite that the teaching profession was faced with various challenges such as low wages, low self-esteem and lack of professionalism, the government was committed to the course of the teaching profession.

According to him, efforts are being made to improve teachers in the area of skills acquisition and continued professional development.

“Having ascertained that education is a right, teachers have an important role to play to adequately prepare the young people for their roles in the society in order to achieve the set national objectives,” Buhari stated.

The President noted that to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals 4 by 2030, the Federal Ministry of Education had developed a Ministerial Strategic Plan Education for Change (2016 to 2019).

He added the plan was a road map to guide the government’s efforts towards effective implementation and the achievement of the SDG4 and other related education targets of the SDG agenda.

He therefore called for the professionalisation of teachers, while urging them to obtain their professional licence from the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria before the December 2019 deadline.

Earlier at the event, the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, noted that research findings had consistently shown that the most important factor that influenced students` learning was the presence of qualified teachers.

The minister called on all teachers to work with the government at all levels to move education forward in the country.

Source:- http://www.lekkigists.com.ng/2018/10/buhari-to-teachers-be-change-agents-for.html

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