More teachers are needed in our schools – Lagos NUT Chairman

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos chapter has called on Lagos state government to in a matter of urgency, employ new teachers to fill the gap created by those retired,especially in public schools.

This was disclosed by the Union Chairman, Mr Samson Kayode, on Tuesday in Lagos.

Kayode said, inadequate teachers in schools was embarrassing and should be tackled promptly.

“I want to seize this opportunity to once again plead with the state government to accelerate efforts in recruiting teachers in our schools before the commencement of the new academic session.

“We are pleading with the government to give employment letters to teachers that were successful during the last recruitment exercise so that they can commence work immediately.

“We believe that for them to have scaled through means that they are capable and are qualified to fill the wide gap that has been created by the retiring teachers. A situation whereby we will be lacking teachers in our schools in the midst of plenty will not sound too good and might slow down government’s efforts in the repositioning of these schools,” he said.

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