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Yola, Oct. 5, 2016 (NAN) Adamawa Government is to established two boarding Teachers’ Colleges as part of measures to revive the standard of primary and secondary education in the state.
The state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the weekly State Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday in Yola.
Sajoh said that the state government had declared a state of emergency at the basic education sector, which comprised of primary and secondary schools.
He said that the government would equally embarked on aggressive motivation for teachers in both primary and secondary schools in the state, adding that some retired teachers would be fully engaged under the new dispensation.
“The engagement of this category of retired teachers is to garner and tap the experiences of the retired teachers into the new system.”
Sajoh equally disclosed that govt had agreed to improved the funding of the education sector to enable it cope with the new challenges.
The commissioner also announced the order to pay teachers their two months outstanding salaries within the week.
“As part of the teachers day celebration, Adamawa govt has ordered the payment of two months outstanding salary to teachers in the state before the end of this week.” (NAN)
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Edited by Tukur Muntari.