Public education system in the country will go into extinction, if …- Tidi Warns

Chairman of Warri South Local Government Area, Dr, Michael Tidi, has warned that the public education system in the country will go into extinction, if urgent measures are not taken, to ensure that teaching and non-teaching staff in the system take their jobs seriously and other critical stakeholders play their role in redirecting the course.

Video: Highpoints of the Orientation Exercise;

Our Senior Roving Correspondent, reports that Dr. Tidi, raised the concern at the King George Hall, Warri South Council Sub-Secretariat in Warri, Thursday December 14, while flagging off a one-day orientation exercise for newly recruited 130 teaching and non-teaching staff of Public Primary Schools in Warri South Local Government Area.  

While charging the newly recruited staff of public primary schools in Warri South to be passionate about their work, the Warri South Local Government Boss, said the future of children in primary schools, lies in the hands of teachers, noting that primary education is the foundation of all education.

“Take every pupil as yours, this job is not for any man or woman, this is a job for the future of our country”

Dr. Tidi also lamented the level of lawlessness in our education system, whereby children in both primary and secondary school engage in cult activities.

“We are working with government and appropriate stakeholders to ensure that security is provided for our teachers, even as they discipline our kids”, he noted.

The Education Secretary, Warri South Local Government, Augusta Omatsone, in her welcome address, stated: “We are here to raise models of excellence for our pupils.”

Augusta Omatsone (middle) during her opening remarks

She urged the newly recruited teachers to take their jobs seriously and handle the pupils like their own children 

Resource persons spoke on different topics such as “Personnel Ethics for A Sustainable Career In Public Service, Scheme of Work, Lesson Note and Lesson Plan, Interpretation of Payslip”,  “School Mission, Vision and Value, School Health and Safety, LGEA Office Structure and Unionism.”

Dr. Tidi (middle, front row) with resource persons at the orientation exercise

Fresh Angle International, can report that the Vice Chairman of Warri South Local Government Council, Chief (Mrs.) Divine Iniovosa, Secretary to Warri South Local Government, Mr. Joseph Oribioye, Warri South Council Supervisors for Education, Community Development, Youths Sports and Culture, Health and Agriculture, Mr. Patrick Oghonemu, Mr. Elvis Eboh, Mr. Sunny Bodor and Mr. Sunny Mabiaku, respectively, were among those that accompanied Dr. Tidi to the flag-off ceremony.

A cross section of the newly recruited teachers, alongside Dr. Michael Tidi

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