The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has lauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to recruit more teachers and increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio in the country.
This, the group says, is a right step to delivering quality education as well as address the rot in the education sector.
The group recalled that the President had, at a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers at the Presidential villa, announced that the federal government will recruit more teachers to increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio in the country.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, BMO said it believes that “the decision of the federal government to increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio is the right step towards raising the standard of education in the country.
“We note that while the federal government is making serious efforts to improve the education sector, some state governments have not reciprocated the gesture. For example, the inability of about 24 state governments to access their Universal Basic Education fund by failing to contribute their counterpart funds is a setback for the good intentions of the federal government.”
According to the BMO, at that meeting with the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the President had also announced that a ‘’dedicated platform has been created under the National Social Investment Programme called N-Power Teach, which engages qualified graduates to man the gaps of basic education delivery in Nigeria.
‘The aim is to increase the teacher-student ratio at the primary school level thereby enhancing the quality of students moving to secondary schools,’ the President remarked.
“We, therefore, commend the President for his proactive measures toward improving the education standard in the country. This will not only raise the quality of our graduates but will address the skills gap in workplaces. We urge the state governments to play their part by reciprocating the federal government’s gesture for the benefit of all citizens”, the statement added.