The minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has said that all
teachers in the nation’s educational system without basic qualifications
will be sacked by December 31, 2019.
Adamu, who was represented by the Executive Secretary, Universal
Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Prof. Hamid Boboyi, disclosed this on
Monday in Benin at the Edo Summit themed: “Edo of our dream, investing
in people.”
“We must stop recruiting unqualified teachers into the system
especially when we have many qualified teachers roaming our streets
without regular jobs.
“The National Council of Education under my chairmanship has given a
clear directive to all our unqualified teachers as well their employers
to acquire the requisite qualifications or disengage from teaching on or
before December 31, 2019. This remains an irrevocable order of the
council,” he said.
The minister expressed President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to
sustain and fund basic education sub-sector through the UBEC or support
state governments, adding that over N258.5 billion has been expended on
basic education in the country.
“Between 2015 and 2018, the federal government has allocated to
states the sum of N164billion as matching grants, N34.974billion for
teachers’ professional development, N52.461billion for instructional
materials and N6.994 billion for special education,” he said.
“In addressing this, the ministerial strategy plans to curb this is
being actively pursued by all agencies of government. The Almajiri
integration programme and the basic education for all has been re-tooled
to meet the need of stakeholders while the basic education delivery for
all supported by World Bank has become effective and taken off in
earnest.” he said.