An elated Folashade Oyedeji of Ajara Comprehensive High School (kneeling), as she gets a car gift from Lagos State governor |
The recipients were among the finalists
nominated for the Year 2021 Teachers’ Merit Award, by the Screening Committee,
led by the chairperson of the Association of Private Educators in Nigeria, Lai
Koiki.
At the grand finale of the 2021 Teachers
Merit Award, held at Lagos House, Ikeja, Mr Sanwo-Olu said that the initiative
was in line with the commitment to use education as an instrument to change the
world and influence the teaching profession.
He said that the reward was for
selflessness, dedication, and diligence among our teachers in the state.
According to him, it is a very good way to
motivate and encourage excellence in teachers, in the quest for quality and
effective education delivery to the much-cherished students.
“Awards of this nature, are not only
symbolic to reward worthwhile services but they are also a genuine way to
promote merit and encourage the spirit of healthy competition amongst our
teachers in Lagos State.
“The teaching profession is such a unique
one because it involves the strong efforts of promoting the complex personal
development of our youth, in preparation for their future as responsible
citizens and career in the workplace; a synergy expected as a needed catalyst
in socio-economic growth.
“This is a sacred responsibility, and our
teachers cannot afford to fail in the discharge of this key duty.
“This award should remind us all,
particularly our teachers, that passion, personal development, and commitment
are qualities that will stand you out from the crowd.
“With these qualities, our pupils will not
only excel in academics but will also exhibit innate sterling abilities in
cognitive, psychomotor, affective and co-curricular areas of learning,” he
said.
Mr Sanwo-Olu said that teachers should not
see the award as a contest but as a way to encourage themselves to continue to
put in their best, knowing that such commitment would, one day, be rewarded.
The Commissioner for Education, Folasade
Adefisayo, said that teachers’ rewards were no longer in heaven but here on
earth.
Mrs Adefisayo urged the teachers to
continue to put in more effort, as they carry out their duties.
The recipients of the brand-new vehicles
are Adenike Ojo (Junior Secondary School Administrator), Folasade Oyedeji
(Junior Secondary School teacher), Oluseyi Amoo (Junior Secondary School
teacher), Olubukola Dosumu (Junior Secondary School teacher), Olusegun Muftau
(Primary School administrator), and Fauziyat Adegeye (Primary School teacher).
Others are Michael Ayoola (Primary School
teacher), Omolayo Fadayomi (Primary School teacher), Bolanle Alamu (Senior
Secondary School administrator), Adeola Adefemi (Senior Secondary School
teacher), Soji Megbowon (Senior Secondary School teacher), Yahya Adesokan
(Senior Secondary School teacher), and Lukman Agbabiaka (Special Education
Needs teacher).
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