Niger Govt To Recruit CRK Teachers in Public Schools
Arrangements to recruit Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) teachers in all public schools across the state have been concluded says Niger State Government.
The Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago disclosed this on Friday at the biennial convention of the North Central Zone of the Women Wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) in Minna.
Bago pointed out that it is important for his government to partner with women to fight drug abuse among youths in the state.
On Wednesday, chairman of CAN in Niger State, Most Rev Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, had urged the state government to employ more CRK teachers to to help instil morale in children who attend public schools.
Rev Dauwa stated this at the 45th Anniversary and National Conference of the National Association of Christian Religious Educators of Nigeria (NACREN) in Minna.
Represented by Jonathan Vatsa,
Governor Bago, noted that religious studies in schools remain one of the best ways to help curtail social vices in society.
“The government has concluded arrangements to recruit CRK teachers across the state. We have asked the leadership of CAN in the state to come up with modalities because we want the best for our children.
“We all know that religious teachings in schools can help to reshape the lives of our children. We are faced with drug abuse, youth restiveness, thuggery, and other social vices.” He said.
Bago, who decried the high-level of drug abuse among youths, added that women need to do more to nurture and guide their children and wards against drug abuse so that they can become useful members of society.
“In view of this development, the state government has decided to partner with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to combat the menace in the state,” he said.
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