Our Teachers Worth More Than Gold, Diamond-Permanent Secretary, Education District 1, Agege, Dr. Yinka Ayandele

As the 2017 World Teachers Day approaches, If you think you have seen the best in the manner at which teacher are being celebrated across the world, then you have not seen anything as managers of Lagos Education District One, under the leadership of Dr. Mrs. Yinka Ayandele are set to give teachers domiciled in the district awesome teachers day celebration treat.

According to Dr. Ayandele, the district has resolved to use the 2017 Teachers Day to celebrate the teachers in a unique way adding that a week long programme has been designed to complement efforts of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his Deputy, Dr. Idiat Adebule who have been ensuring massive improvement in teachers welfare.

"Our teachers have been enjoying massive welfare packages under this present administration coupled with holistic improvement in the standard and quality of education in Lagos State.

"We have decided to complement the efforts of the state government by designing a week long program in conjunction with the Nigerian Union of Teachers and the Local Government Education Authorities under our district to make the 2017 Teachers Day memorable for our teachers.

"We believe, this kind of arrangement, is needed, to serve as a source of motivation for our teachers who have always given more than hundred percent while discharging their duties. They are worth more than gold and diamond." Said Ayandele.

The one week-long programme started on Saturday September 30th, with a-5kilometers fitness Walk tagged "Building Healthy Workforce", where over 1500 teachers and principals alongside, Dr. Mrs. Ayandele, retired TGPS, Dr. Mrs. Soname, Executive Secretary of Agege LGEA, Hon. Olamilekan Majiyagbe, wife of incumbent Agege LGA Chairman, Mrs. Egunjob, ANCOPPS President, Education Secretary, Alimosho LGEA, Hon Airat Mojirade Alamu, and a host of others walked from Government College, Iyana Ipaja to the prestigious Agege Stadium amidst the rainfall.

AgegePulse learnt that the celebration continues on Tuesday October 3rd, with a seminar for teachers in the district.

Also,  It was learnt that students across the 99 (Ninety-nine) schools under EDDI will use their co-curriculum period on Wednesday October 4th, to celebrate their teachers with interesting presentations, drama, staff rooms decorations and many more. In addition, Teachers will carry out exhibitions of various instructional materials that they have designed in the last one year.

Then, there would be icing on the cake of the celebration on Thursday October 5th, 2017 (World Teachers Day) with a colourful event for the teachers.

LASG TO BEGIN DISBURSEMENT OF N25BN EMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND NEXT WEEK

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Tuesday, disclosed the State Government would begin the disbursement of the much anticipated N25 billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF) and other empowerment programmes initiated by his administration next week.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at the 3rd Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting, held at the Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere said that the funds for the programmes targeted to assist youths, artisans and the needy become self reliant have been provided, hence beneficiaries would start getting support from the last quarter of the year.

“We will roll out all our empowerment programmes immediately to assist all our youth, artisans and the needy. The funding for the N500m Lagos State Persons Living with Disability Fund has been provided and beneficiaries will start getting support from this quarter,” Governor Ambode said.

On security, especially at the community level, Governor Ambode also disclosed plans to recruit at least 5,000 Neighbourhood Watchers with new recruits expected to earn at least N25, 000 monthly with other allowances.

He said the neighbourhood Safety Agency Bill which he signed into Law on August 15, 2016, was part of efforts to institutionalise and deepen community policing in the State.

“There is a law that has just been passed which is the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law, 2016 and in line with the resolution taken by the House of Assembly yesterday, we would go all out to make sure that this agency is activated and all our neighborhoods will be covered, and then centralize with the State Government with all the necessary equipment and resources to ensure that we establish what we call community policing and that is the way to go.
“We will rebrand Neighborhood Watchers and re-equip them to the level that each Neighborhood Watchers in all the Local Governments will have their vehicles and necessary equipment to complement security. We are also working on employing additional 5,000 Neighborhood Watchers in all our Local Governments and they will be paid by us, while the basic salary for the entrance level will be N25,000 per month,” the Governor said.

Speaking on the budget performance of the 2016 budget, Governor Ambode disclosed that the State’s budget performance for January to September performed at 69 per cent as against 65 per cent for the same period in 2015.

Ambode revealed that a total of N166.8billion has been spent on capital projects this year, a figure, he said, was more than double the N53.6billion spent for the same period.