World Teachers' Day: I'll address teachers plight, education sector — Atiku
Atiku Abubakar. *Calls for increased education funding The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has reiterated his call on government at all levels to give adequate attention to the management of the education sector in the country. He expressed a firm commitment to address the plight of teachers and indeed of the entire education sector working in collaboration with the state governments if elected as president in next year’s election. The former Vice President said this in commemoration of World Teachers’ Day, which is celebrated yearly on October 5. Atiku, who spoke during the commissioning of the Security, Health and Education, S.H.E Initiative office in Abuja, said it was regrettable that education was not getting the proper attention it deserved from all stakeholders. The Security, Health and Education, SHE, Initiative is the brainchild of Atiku’s wife, Titilayo Amina Abubakar. According to him, the poor management of the education sector...