By Stanley Onyekwere
The FCT Administration has honoured 67 outstanding teachers with Excellence Service Awards for impacting the students to become useful citizens in the society.
The teachers who were selected from the various education agencies across the territory, received the awards, put together by the FCT Secondary Education Board (SEB), to reward teachers in the nation’s capital to dispel the insinuations that teachers reward are in heaven.
Presenting the Awards yesterday, Permanent Secretary FCTA, Olusade Adesola , who was represented by the Director Security Service Department, Mr. Adamu Gwary said the Awardees were rewarded for selfless service, dedication, punctuality, neatness, loyalty, accountability, integrity, commitment and innovations among others.
He, however, described teaching as the most important profession in the world, while congratulating the Awardees and urged them to do more .
Olusade specifically commended the synergy and collaboration of all the education sister’s agencies, and encouraged them to sustain the trend.
Similarly, the Secretary, FCT Education Secretariat, Malam Sani El- Katuzu, who was represented by Director Administration and Finance, Malam Abdurazaq Leramoh enjoined them to continue to take their jobs of imparting the students seriously.
He described the recognition award as a motivational initiative that every other staff should strive to achieve, but noted that no reward can adequately compensate the sacrifices of teachers.
On his part, the Director, FCT Secondary Education Board, Dr Ladan Sani said the 67 Awardees were carefully selected for their outstanding performances in their various departments and units.
Not left out, the Director FCT Education Resource Center, Hajiya Neemat Abdulraheem was optimistic that the award would spur healthy competitive spirit among educators in the system.
“Originality is the true essence of life. I charged you all to be honest and original in your duties. I congratulate you all and urged those not recognized to work harder to be recognized.”
The many of the Awardees expressed gratitude to the Board for honouring them and promised to work harder in the upcoming years.
