As Nigeria join the rest of the world to mark Word Teachers’ Day,
President Muhammadu Buhari today celebrated his primary school teacher.
October 5, is set aside to celebrate teachers across the globe.
Buhari took to his official Twitter page on Wednesday to pay glowing
tribute to the first man who taught him how to read and write.
He joined the #WorldTeachersDay trend on social media to remember his Pa Kasimu Zangon-Daura.
He tweeted, “On this #WorldTeachersDay I remember Kasimu Adamu
Zangon-Daura, my Junior Primary School Teacher. Who is the first Teacher
you remember?”
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Enugu North senatorial district, Utazi Chukwuka, has called on the government at all levels to make the welfare of Teachers priority.
Senator Utazi said the situation whereby government pay all civil
servants down to local government staff before paying Primary or
Secondary Schools Teachers was very miserable and discouraging.