NLC Bemoans State Of Education In Taraba

The NLC Chairman in Taraba, Mr Jonah Kataps has said that the state’s education sector is in serious crisis.

The labour leader made the remark in a goodwill message to teachers during the celebration of the World Teachers’ Day in Jalingo on Wednesday.

He stressed that the state of education in Taraba would continue to deteriorate unless the state government initiated pragmatic measures to overhaul the education sector.

Kataps said that the WAEC and NECO results of the state’s schools had been abysmally poor in the last three years, adding that the results reflected the rot in the education system.

He, however, apportioned a substantial portion of the blame to the government, saying that a situation where some secondary schools had only the principal and one or two teachers was unacceptable.

“We need the immediate recruitment of at least 5,000 teachers,’’ he said, adding that 407 post-primary schools in the state had only 2,169 teachers.

Earlier, Malam Aliyu Mafindi, the state NUT Chairman, called on the state government to be more committed to the welfare of teachers.He urged the government to put in place better working conditions for the teachers, while calling on educational agencies and institutions to collaborate in fostering the state’s development.