Atiku to Tinubu: You Can't Name Your Teachers, So You Can't Understand Their Struggles
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has paid tribute to teachers across Nigeria while condemning the rising cost of living that makes it difficult for them to support their families and carry out their work. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said he knew and loved his teachers, both those still living and those who had passed on. He said he remained a product of their work and the education he received in their classrooms, recalling the names and faces of his early teachers in Jada who saw potential in a young orphan when few others did. According to him, they taught him arithmetic and grammar but also gave him a future. Atiku said his heart breaks when he hears of a teacher forced to walk miles because transport fares consume so much of their salary, or borrowing food on credit to feed their family before going to teach children....