Adamawa state Deputy Governor, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta on Friday attended the 50th anniversary of the Federal College of Education (FCE), where stakeholder advocated for improvement for nation’s development.
The Guest Speaker, at the 15th Combined Convocation Ceremony, Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, Professor Muhammad Gurama has decried proliferation of unqualified teachers, sabotaging standard of primary school education system by politicians as unacceptable.
Gurama a lecturer at the Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, Gombe state University stated the assertion in a paper delivered to mark the 50th Anniversary of the institution in Yola Friday.
He stated that unless urgent measure is adopted to raid the menace, especially in public schools, the repercussions would be failing in standard of education system in Nigeria.
He wondered ” It is unfortunate that politicians influence appointment of Diploma holders to teach in primary schools at LGAs levels.
“All hands should be on deck to ensure only those that have NCE, as minimum qualifications are employed as teachers”.
He emphasized that Diploma holder has nothing to offer primary school pupils, adding that the pace at which teaching is professionalized in Nigeria is very slow as most primary schools are taken over unlicenced teachers
In his paper ‘Fifty Years of Bridging The Teacher Education In Nigeria: The Experience of FCE Yola the educationist lauded the institution for producing 40,522 NCE graduands since it inception.
He said the figure is certainly a phenomenal achievement and a significant contribution to the development of teacher education in Nigeria.
He further stated that the college students ratio currently stand 6,763 in it’s 2023/2024 academic session, especially with the affiliation of the college with University of Maiduguri.
The Guest lecturer also recommend implemention of NTEP by both the national and sub-national governments without further delay to benefit teacher trainees and training institutions and regulatory agencies.
The lecture was attended by Adamawa state Deputy Governor Professor Kaletapwa Farauta who is also an alumnus of the college.
By Hussaini Hammangabdo
