Adeleke celebrates Osun teachers with public holiday
Governor Ademola Adeleke
Published By: Ayorinde Oluokun
By Victor Adeoti
Osun governor, Ademola Adeleke of Osun has assured that his administration will continue to do everything morally and officially possible to put smiles on the faces of teachers in the state to make them happy and fulfilled as purveyors of knowledge
Adeleke said this while also declaring Monday, Oct. 7 a public holiday for public and private school teachers in the state, to commemorate World Teachers Day.
This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi.
The statement quoted Adeleke as saying that the holiday was to acknowledge the teachers’ invaluable contributions to the growth of the education sector, not only in the state and Nigeria, but the world at large
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“I heartily congratulate all teachers worldwide and, in particular, in my dear state, Osun, on the celebration of the annual World Teachers’ Day, marked on Oct. 5.
“While it gladdens my heart and that of my administration to declare a public holiday throughout the state, I admonish all teachers to use the one-day public holiday to review the past and present of the state and envision the future development of the education sector in the area.
“I am using this opportunity for the umpteenth time to assure you that my administration will continue to do everything morally and officially possible to put smiles on your faces to make you happy and fulfilled as purveyors of knowledge in the state,” the governor said.
(NAN)
