The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic
Party in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said that if elected as the state
governor in the next month election, he will donate his salary to the Teachers’
Pension Scheme in the state.During a town hall meeting with teachers from
Saki-West, Saki-East, Atisbo, Oorelope and Irepo council areas of the state,
Makinde said his decision was arrived at after considering the plight of
retired teachers.He said, “I am fully aware of the plight of teachers, because
my father was a retired school teacher. The pension scheme is the final hope of
our teachers. It must, therefore, be important in our heart. I have decided to
donate all my salary to the pension purse, if I am elected as governor of this
state. Nothing is too small to offer our teachers because without them, we
cannot stand where we are today.”Makinde also promised to pay retiring teachers
as soon as they disengaged from service. Some of the teachers who responded
thanked the billionaire businessman, while also expressing their fears over the
future of the teaching profession.“We are happy with Mr. Makinde’s
consideration for teachers. He has identified with our plight.
Each day, I nurse the fear that one day, the teaching profession could go into
extinction. This is because teachers have not had it good as other categories
of workers. We train people to reach the height but we are often looked down
on. That is why the youths no longer consider teaching as first option,” said
the leader of the group, Isiaka Ibrahim.After the meeting with the teachers,
the SDP governorship candidate also met the Okere-in-council, leaders of
various communities in Oke-Ogun area of the state, members of the Supreme
Council for Islamic Affairs and members of the Christian Association of Nigeria
in Saki.
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