Alsusa Assures Nigerian Teachers of Tinubu’s Support, Says ‘You Will Never Be Forgotten’

<p>By Becky Momodu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>The Minister of Education&comma; Dr&period; Tunji Alausa&comma; has assured Nigerian teachers of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s support&comma; saying the teaching profession remains central to the administration’s ongoing transformation of the education sector&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;tcn-begins-rehabilitation-of-four-vandalised-towers-on-afam-elelenwo-132kv-line&sol;">TCN Begins Rehabilitation of Four Vandalised Towers on Afam-Elelenwo 132kV Line<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Minister also stated that the most important people in Nigeria are the Nigerian teachers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alausa gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja while addressing teachers at the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While describing teachers as &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the most important people in Nigeria”&comma; the Minister emphasized that the teaching profession is one of the most important professions in any society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Teachers are the most important people in Nigeria&&num;8221&semi;&comma; the Minister said while acknowledging them&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Greatest Nigerian teachers&excl; Greatest Nigerian teachers&excl; Greatest Nigerian teachers&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He thanked the teachers for their contribution to the development of the country&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;ogun-medical-facilities-receive-boost-as-fg-deploys-13-ambulances&sol;">Ogun Medical Facilities Receive Boost as FG Deploys 13 Ambulances<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I thank you for your professionalism and I thank you for helping to build our nation&period; Thank you for your perseverance and devotion to our children&period; Thank you&comma; thank you to all the teachers around the country&&num;8221&semi;&comma; the Minister said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to him&comma; teachers have become a central part of the Federal Government’s education transformation agenda under President Tinubu&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You have a president in the person of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that has your back&comma;” Ahmed told the gathering of teachers and education stakeholders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He said the President was transforming Nigeria’s education sector and assured teachers that they would not be forgotten but would receive greater recognition for their contribution&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You will never be forgotten&period; You will be recognised because you are the most important people&comma; the most important profession in any society&comma;” he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Minister expressed appreciation to Nigerian teachers for their service&comma; noting that the World Teachers’ Day celebration provided an opportunity to honour their contributions to education and national development&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;fg-moves-to-establish-24-hour-power-zones-in-high-demand-areas&sol;">Nigeria Govt to Establish 24-Hour Power Zones in High-Demand Areas<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Today is your day&comma;” he said&comma; adding that the Ministry of Education would continue to advance the education agenda of the Tinubu administration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Alausa said the Ministry remained committed to supporting the President’s agenda and ensuring that teachers remained at the centre of efforts to transform the nation’s education sector&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;