ATIKU APOLOGIZES TO NIGERIAN TEACHERS, CITING 'FAILED LEADERSHIP' AMID ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. (PHOTO).
Atiku Apologizes to Nigerian Teachers, Citing 'Failed Leadership' Amid Economic Hardship Abuja, Nigeria - Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has issued a heartfelt apology to Nigerian teachers, attributing their current economic plight to what he described as the 'failed leadership' of the nation. In a statement released on Monday by his spokesperson, Abubakar expressed deep concern over the escalating cost of living, which he stated is severely hindering teachers' ability to provide for their families and effectively carry out their crucial educational duties. Abubakar, a staunch advocate for education, took a moment to laud the immense sacrifices made by Nigerian educators. Reflecting on his own formative years, he shared a personal connection to the teaching profession. "Of course, I appreciate Nigerian teachers. I am a product of their work and the education I received in their classrooms,...
The Minister of Information and Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed,has said the Federal Government will soon adopt a policy to give the right of first refusal to indigenous consultants in its projects.The Minister disclosed this in Abuja on Friday when he received the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria {PR-CAN} on a courtesy visit to his office.He said even when a foreign consultant is coming into the country,the company must involve indigenous consultants.''I remember that at the last Federal Executive Council Meeting,it was hotly debated that in all forms of consultancy we should as a matter of policy insist that no consultant should come without his own Nigerian partner.That way we believe that it will make it easier for us to develop the capacity,skills and the expertise of our home-grown consultants.When you involve your own consultants in your projects,you are not just taking expert advice,you are also employing people who have already bought into the project and who appreciate the fact that the success of that project is the success of the country.We believe in skills and technology transfer but if yoy don't give your people a chance,who is going to give them a chance? People argue that the Nigerian consultants don't have the requisite experience.Even if that is the case,how will they get it if you continue every time to shun them and you prefer foreign consultants? These fore consultants got to where they got to because they were given the opportunity from their country,'' the Minister said.He said once the policy is active,government ministries and agencies will begin to involve consultants like PR-CAN in their programmes.
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