As Nigeria joins the world in commemorating World Teachers’ Day 2025, former APC National Secretary Otunba Iyiola Omisore has paid tribute to teachers, lauding their pivotal role in nation-building and modernisation.
In a statement, Omisore congratulated educators for their invaluable contributions to capacity development and described teaching as “the bedrock of civilisation.” He praised teachers as moulders of minds and character, emphasising that their work continues despite insufficient remuneration and welfare support.
However, Omisore launched a sharp criticism at Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, accusing him of neglecting the education sector. He claimed that in the three years of Adeleke’s administration, no new teachers have been employed in the state. He expressed incredulity that parents and guardians are forced to fund “so-called temporary teachers” while state resources are diverted to
infrastructure projects in his home constituency — projects whose necessity, according to Omisore, had not undergone proper needs assessment.He also deplored the staggering spending on dualisation of more than five roads in and around Ede, alleging that nearly ₦100 billion was allocated — an amount he contrasted starkly with what he considered a “paltry ₦4 billion” needed to hire qualified teachers. Omisore questioned how a governor with an “academic record that is suspect” could neglect what he called “justifiable” investment in education.
He further argued that the current educational outcomes in Osun are the result of hard work and sacrifice by parents who refuse to let their children suffer under what he termed a “maladministration,” and called on Osun citizens and stakeholders to push for a change in government in the forthcoming gubernatorial election scheduled for August 2026.
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