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Teachers in the
employment of Osun State government should be more dedicated to their
professional calling in the interest of the children of the state and
as a way of reciprocating the huge amount invested in the education
sector by the state, the executive secretary of the State Universal
Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Fatai Kolawole, has said.

Mr. Kolawole
advised the teachers to support the education programmes of the state,
saying the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has resolved to give
priority to education and improve the welfare of teachers in the state.
While stressing the need for teachers of public schools in the state to
develop themselves, the basic education official stated that the state
government will ensure prompt training and re-training of teachers in
its employment to develop their teaching skills and improve their
knowledge.

“The present
government in the state is education friendly. We are fortunate to have
a governor who has the interest of the people at heart. Mr. Aregbesola
always embraces ideas that are geared towards moving education sector
to the next level. He has assured us of his unalloyed commitment to the
development of the sector, and he is ready to live up to his words. It
is, therefore, the duties of the teachers to reciprocate the good
gesture of the governor by showing commitment to work,” Mr Kolawole
said.

He said the recent
workshop organised by the Nigeria Educational Research and Development
Council (NERDC) for the tutors was timely, as it would improve their
understanding of the nine-year basic and senior secondary education
curricula recently introduced by the federal government.

The permanent
secretary of the state ministry of education, Olubukola Opakunle, said
the state government would collaborate with the NERDC to develop the
standard of education in the state and to ensure capacity building for
the teachers.

“The society expect a lot from teachers, and we urge them to equip
themselves in order to live up to the standard expected of them by the
society,” Mrs. Opakunle said.