Oyo Declares Tomorrow Wednesday Work-Free Day for Teachers

The Oyo State Government has declared tomorrow, Wednesday 5th of October 2016 as work-free day for teachers across the state.

Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, in a press statement on Tuesday said the holiday is to celebrate the this year’s World Teachers Day.

Professor Olowofela congratulated teachers  and consequently affirmed that their role in nation building cannot be over emphasized.

He said: “Teachers are integral part of national development as they passionately mold the lives of future leaders. We urge them not to relent in their calling to reposition the education sector and collaborate with the State Government towards ensuring the success of the Education Reform Initiative in view of the current national economic challenges.

“The World Teachers Day, October 5, is a day set aside annually to commemorate the signing of an all-important document of ‘ILO/UNESCO recommendation concerning the pivotal status of Teachers’ adopted by the Ministers of Education of Nations under the United Nations Organisation (UNO) on 5th October 1966. The day is particularly set aside to bring global attention to the world most profession and the welfare of its practitioners.”