Stakeholders who attended a meeting
organised by the Agency for Adult and Non Formal Education (ANFEA) were
shocked to learn that facilitators who teach literacy to adults, are
paid N500 as salary.
The shocking revelation came from no
less a person than the Benue State Governor, Mr Gabriel Suswam, who was
represented by the Commissioner for Education Dr Elizabeth Ugor.
Suswam said it was disheartening that
the facilitators were paid so poorly when the minimum amount which local
government councils in Benue should pay them is N6,000.
He added that education is a collective responsibility and charged stakeholders to brace up for the challenges ahead.
In her welcome speech, Executive
Director, Benue State Agency for Adult and Non Formal Education, Mrs.
Becky Ortese, said the training of 111 facilitators organised by UNESCO
and the MDGs Office has broadened their knowledge so that they can
impact positively.
She commended Suswam and the
Commissioner for the support to the agency but called for more
assistance in the areas of logistics, employment of new facilitators and
funds to fulfil its mandate to the illiterates in Benue state.
The Executive Secretary, National
Commission for Mass Education, Alahji Jibrin Paiko , said they are over
40 million illiterates in Nigeria.
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This is the height of poverty in our country & under payment of one of the services that matters most. Adult educators should rise against this.
ReplyDeleteHeee,I cry for this country.democracy is an evil instrument of devil to punish nigerians.let us pray to God to 4give us if it were our sins.we don't evn know what we r doing anylonger.how can a person be paid 500n per month.while some butch of fools called politicians dt ve nothing to contribute to d national developtment r looting nationaL treasury.haaaaaaaa!this is d worst.
ReplyDeleteThese educators are very patient. The appropriate authorities are taking the adult educators for granted.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Nigeria failing to take adult education serious?
N500 for what? Refreshment? It cannot be the salary of anyone.