OGUN GOVT. TO INCREASE NUMBER OF TEACH INTERNS

Governor Dapo Abiodun is committed to raising the bar of teacher recruitment in the State through the Ogun Teach Initiative, promising to increase the number currently pegged at 4,000 to 6,000.

The Governor made this known in his office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, while receiving the management team of Teach for All and Teach for Nigeria programme who were in the State for their retreat, saying the move would help to close the gap in Students to Teachers ratio in the State.

He added that his administration in line with the current economic realities had increased the wages of the Ogun Teach Interns in the State to N80,000.

“Till date, Ogun Teach has employed over 4000 teachers, we are about to employ another batch now, that will make that 5,000, I have promised to make it 6,000”, he said.

Governor Abiodun said his administration would continue to absorb fellows of the Teach for Nigeria programme who met the necessary requirements, as the State was committed to become the reference point for the Teach for Nigeria programme in the country.

In her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer, Teach for Nigeria, Mrs. Molade Adeniyi commended the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led government for his support at creating an enabling environment for the programme to thrive in the State.

Mrs. Adeniyi noted that the mission of Teach for Nigeria, was to ensure that every child has access to excellent and quality education which aligns with the ISEYA mantra of the present administration.

She added that the Teach for Nigeria programme only recruits highly qualified, energetic and disciplined young men and women, who then go through a two-year fellowship, saying they were building leaders who are passionate about tackling the inequity in the education sector, and at the same time, passionate about giving quality education.

“When we think about our progress and achievement, you know we cannot but talk about the State government, they have provided an enabling environment for us to be able to do our work, they are always extra supportive, they are open to dialogue and discuss, so we are actually able to come to the table and talk about what the challenges are, what the problems are, what the solutions, and they really do give us their one hundred percent backing.

“So, for us, the open-door policy communication, the high level of integrity has always been top notch and therefore our partnership has been excellent all the way, and we look forward to partnering with the government more, as we continue to tackle the education inequity and ensure that every child gets access to excellent education”, she said.

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