NUT President hails Gov. Idris as pride of Nigerian teachers

NUT President hails Gov. Idris as pride of Nigerian teachers

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Titus Audu Amba, has described Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, as a source of pride to teachers across Nigeria, saying his emergence as governor reflects the leadership values, discipline and sense of responsibility associated with the teaching profession.

Comrade Amba stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he received the Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Birnin Kebbi, and members of the state media team on a courtesy visit to the NUT National Secretariat.

He noted that Governor Idris had risen through the ranks of the teaching profession and the union, serving as Branch Chairman, Kebbi State Chairman of the NUT, National Treasurer, Vice President and National President of the Union, as well as Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

“His name can never be complete without mentioning the NUT because he rose through the ranks of the teaching profession and the labour movement before becoming Governor,” Amba said.

He recalled that the union had confidence in Governor Idris even before he assumed office because of his record as a teacher and labour leader.

According to him, the Governor’s administration has transformed Kebbi State through investments in road infrastructure, education, healthcare, workers’ welfare, street lighting and other critical sectors.

“Kaura has made us proud as teachers. Anywhere a teacher is given the opportunity to lead, the impact will be visible because of the values and orientation of the profession,” he remarked.

The NUT President said teachers and union members who had visited Kebbi before and after Governor Idris assumed office could attest to the changes across the state. He also commended the Governor’s hands-on approach and personal monitoring of development projects, saying many of the achievements were visible and verifiable.

Amba assured that the NUT would continue to identify with Governor Idris as one of its own, adding that his administration had laid important foundations for Kebbi State’s continued development.

Speaking earlier, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed Bk Birnin Kebbi, said the visit was part of efforts by Kebbi Governor’s Media Aides to showcase Governor Idris’s achievements and attract greater national and international attention to the state’s economic, investment and development opportunities.

He said the administration had recorded significant interventions in education, healthcare, security, agriculture, workers’ welfare and solid minerals development.

The Commissioner explained that the establishment of the Ministry of Solid Minerals and the Kebbi State Solid Minerals Development Commission had created new investment opportunities, with companies from China, Indonesia, India and Brazil showing interest in the state’s mineral resources, including lithium.

He also highlighted the recruitment of teachers, construction and renovation of schools, payment of the new national minimum wage of ₦75,000, and the expansion and upgrading of healthcare facilities.

Improved security, he added, had contributed to the reopening of previously closed markets and the restoration of economic activities in affected communities.

Alhaji Yakubu said the visit also sought to strengthen the relationship between the Kebbi State Government and the NUT and promote collaboration on education and teachers’ welfare.