Gombe State Governor and Chairman of Northern Governors' Forum, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has restated his administration's commitment to promoting the welfare and professional growth of educators.
The Governor who restated this is his goodwill message on the occasion of this year's World Teachers' Day celebration, Assured addressing infrastructure and human resource gap to boost performance and productivity across all levels of education.
He emphasized that teachers are the bedrock upon which the aspirations of future leaders are built, making their role indispensable to the progress of any society.
On the theme of this year's World Teachers' Day, "The teachers we need for the education we want: The global imperative to reverse the teacher shortage," Governor Inuwa Yahaya stressed the transformative and critical role teachers play in nurturing the potential of learners.
He reaffirmed his administration's commitment to addressing the shortage of qualified teachers. The Governor said 1000 graduates were recently employed by his administration as teachers with the aim of addressing human resource gap and repositioning the state’s education sector, to keep pace with the 21st-century challenges and realities.
Governor Inuwa Yahaya extended his warm wishes to the leadership of the Gombe State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and all teachers in the state, acknowledging their dedication and role in shaping the future of students, even in the face of challenges.