A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, Monday, has hailed the move by the House of Representatives to increase teachers’ salaries.
Ambassador Ajadi in a statement declared that the move was a step in the right direction and showed that the House was backing the improvement of citizens’ welfare, which he said was commendable under the present harsh economy.
While describing the move by the House of Representatives as a well thought action, the NNPP Chieftain said teachers should be given their pride of place in the country, saying, without teachers, no other professional body would boast of the very brains they were proud of.
Teachers are the makers of every prominent person in the World, be you President, Governor, Senators, Reps Honourable members and other professionals. If we don’t undergo tutelage under teachers, we wouldn’t have full wisdom, and education and more importantly we won’t be where we are today as professionals”, he said.
Ambassador Ajadi added,”Teachers mould our thinking and behaviours from infants at the primary level, secondary school level and turn us to professionals in various fields at the tertiary level.
“Teachers have been doing a lot in improving lives and I respect all the teachers so much.Teachers are the one who educate me to know my right, and to serve my country and contribute to its development as a nation. So the teachers deserve the best and I will give them support and all encouragements they deserve in the discharge of their duties.
He stressed further, “I pray to the Lord Almighty to place me at the number one position in our country and use me to transform Nigeria and the life of our teachers and turn the teaching profession to an enviable one, that is my desire”.
