Foundation Urges Edo State Govermenmet to Recruit Teachers into Primary Schools.

-

By Lucky Isibor.


The Chief Responsibility Officer of Josemaria Escriva Foundation (JOSEF), Dr. Jude Obasanmi has appealed to the Edo State govermenmet to recruit more teachers into primary schools to meet Governor Obaseki's vision of totally revamping primary education in the state.

Dr. Obasanmi who made the appeal in his opening remarks at the flag-off of the 2021 Teachers for Effective Service Delivery (TESD) in Esan West Local Government Area organised by Josemaria Escriva Foundation, said the number of primary school teachers in the state was grossly inadequate and thanked Edo State Universal Basic Education Board for approving the project.

Invited guests and some participants.

The Teachers Effective Service Delivery is financed by the TY Danjuma Foundation and implemented by Josemaria Escriva Foundation, a Non- Govermenmetal Organisation (NGO) with thematic area in the education and health sector.  The TY Danjuma Foundation had earlier supported JOSEF to implement STED in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.

While enumarating the objectives of the STED programme, Dr. Obasanmi thanked the TY Danjuma Foundation for it's support which includes the provision of instruments for the construction of Teaching and Learning Materials (TLMs), which will be given to the benefiting schools at the end of the training.

"The project was a fallout of a baseline survey conducted in Esan West LGA. The goal of the TESD project is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in 20 Public Primary Schools in Esan West LGA by 2022 through the design and use of TLMs. During the 10 months intervention, there would be practical sessions and assessment of the teachers. At the end of the project, materials for constructing Teaching and Learning Materials would be given to the schools courtesy of TY Danjuma Foundation", Dr. Obasanmi said.

             Participants at the seminar

In his remarks, the chairman of the board of trustees of JOSEF, Prof. M. A. Izibili, thanked the TY Danjuma Foundation for availing teachers in Esan West Local Government Area the opportunity to attend the seminar and learn how to construct  TLMs. 
Prof. Izibili enjoined the teachers selected in Esan West to take all the components of the programme serious as they stand to benefit enomously.


In a good will message, the Esan West Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comr. J.E. Omonhe commended the initiative which she said was a step in the right direction to bring about effective service delivery amongst teachers in Esan West. She pledge the support of the Local Government Area  chapter of NUT to help in the realization of the project goal and objectives.

Also speaking, TY Danjuma Foundation State Officer, Ms. Tomi Ajayi, commended JOSEF for successfully implementing all projects funded by TY Danjuma Foundation. She disclosed that TY Danjuma Foundation  is a grant making organization with focus on health and education adding that they have supported series of activities in Edo State including training of both primary and secondary school teachers, renovation of hospitals, free eye checks and provision of eye glasses, promoting girl child education, renovation of libraries amongst others. 

While pledging the committment of the TY Danjuma Foundation to closely monitor the implementation of the project,  Ms. Ajayi urged the teachers to adequately put into practice all that they would be taught.

In his remarks, the Head of Service of  Esan West LGA represented by the Council's Director of Administration, Pastor Henry  Ewoigbokhan, commended TY Danjuma Foundation and JOSEF for making Esan West to benefit from the intervention. He pledged the full support of the Council management to ensure that the project is fully implemented for the benefit of all.

Inaugurating the 40 benefiting teachers into the programme, Prof (Mrs.) Elizabeth Ifidon, a member of JOSEF board of trustees and former Liberian, Abmrose Alli University, Ekpoma, enjoined the benefiting teachers take the project seriously as it would help them in further shaping the future of young learners just as the teachers took a solemn pledge to put in their best. 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Dorry Okojie's Forbes Award, Evidence of Preparedness for Governance

-
Image
Lack of preparedness has been the bane of leadership recruitment in this clime. Over the years, we have been faced with the misfortune of  recruiting leaders whose performance in office fell far below expectations  . This is why the entry of Dr. Dorry Afe Efosa Okojie into the Edo State 2024 governorship race is  timely as his preparedness for governance is now clear to all and sundry and highly embraced by the discerning minds. Just recently, on 24 November, 2022, Dr. Dorry Okojie was honoured with the Forbes Best of Africa Outstanding Entrepreneur Award 2023, in London, United Kingdom. The Forbes award is presently one of the most rigorous and prestigious awards globally.  The Forbes award is bestowed on Dr. Dorry Afe Okojie for using his work at DAF Homes and Estates Ltd, a company he founded and superintends  as the Chief Executive Officer, in connecting the Africa continent with the rest of the World. This Forbes award has vindicated those who call Dr Dorry Okojie &quo
Read more

Edo State Anti- Cultism Taskforce Arrests 11 Suspects, to Face Prosecution

-
Image
The Edo State Special Anti-Cultism Task Force  on Wednesday in Benin City, the Edo State capital, paraded 11 persons suspected to be involved in cultitism in the State, pointing out that the operation that led to their arrest is giving effect to the attainment of the Edo State guidelines of zero tolerance for cults and cultism  related crimes in the state adding that more would be done within the ambit of the law to stamp out cultism from the state such that there would not be any hiding place for cultists in the state. The taskforce headed by the Department of State Services (DSS) was created by the Governor Obaseki-led state government in response to increasing cult killings which had claimed many youthful lives across the state. The directive was clear – crush cultism with an iron fist. Speaking on behalf of the Special Task Force which included all security agencies across the state, the State Commissioner of Communication, Mr. Chris Nehikhare the eleven suspects arrest
Read more

Edo 2024: Consensus Christian Leaders Forum Holds Prayer Session

-
Image
. By Lucky Isibor Ahead the Edo State 2024 governorship election, the Consensus Christian Leaders Forum (CCLF) is to hold a prayer session on Saturday, 10 February to seek the face of God to lead Edo people aright to choose a God fearing Governor on 21 September. In a release by the leader of CCLF, Archbishop Fred Aghedo stated that the prayer session with the theme "Where is Edo of our dream", and called on Edo people to join the group in the prayers to seek the face of God and pray for the realisation of the Edo of our dream. Archbishop Aghedo noted that the people cannot have an Edo of their dream while sitting back, resting on their oars, but urged them to challenge God with prayers on the realisation of the Edo State of their dream; adding that it's only when they have good and God fearing leaders that the Edo State of our dream can be realised. While noting that the CCLF is also known as "when the ritheous rule, the people will rejoice", Archbi
Read more