{"id":69944,"date":"2014-11-30T12:03:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T12:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=69944"},"modified":"2014-11-30T12:19:23","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T12:19:23","slug":"govt-will-improve-teachers-welfare-mahama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/11\/govt-will-improve-teachers-welfare-mahama\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov’t will improve teachers welfare – Mahama"},"content":{"rendered":"
President John Dramani Mahama has reminded teachers of their responsibility to nurture their students to become responsible citizens.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe urge teachers to be dedicated and continue to put the interest of their students first,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, every nation\u2019s achievement is dependent on teachers for which reason those in the profession should rededicate themselves to national service.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed his administration\u2019s commitment to improve the welfare of teachers.<\/p>\n
\u201cGovernment will continue to do what it is to provide for the welfare of teachers but we also call for your understanding and cooperation as we tackle some of the challenges that confront this nation especially in the sector of the economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
President John Mahama made these remarks when he addressed the 70th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary as well as the 4th<\/sup>\u00a0congregation of Bagabaga College of Education in Tamale which coincided with his birthday.<\/p>\n Eulogizing his late father, E.A Mahama, a pioneer of the Bagabaga College of Education, President Mahama asked both past and current students to keep the colleges\u2019 torch of progress burning.<\/p>\n He directed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to construct an ultra-modern auditorium for the college.<\/p>\n Principal of the Bagabaga College of Education, Alhaji Adam Zakaria gave a narrative of the college history and said it started with only 16 students in 1944.<\/p>\n He conducted a roll call of the first 16 students who were admitted into the college between January and April 1944 including President Mahama\u2019s father, E.A Mahama then known as Mahama Adama.<\/p>\n The list comprised Benni Duori Benjamin, Akalifa Seidu, Nantwi Kwesi, Nketia Joshua Fidelis, Ntumy Fidelis Kwame, Seidu Sakara and Asumdaa Ayeebo.<\/p>\n The rest were Tongo Anafu Amadu, Yentu Kapeon Tubirow, Abayifaa Karno, Gyubunu Gandaa, Polkuu Konkuu, Sumani Alhassan, Ligay Beri and<\/p>\n Alhaji Adam Zakaria recalled that the college admitted its first four female students in 1954, two in 1955, seven in 1956 and four in 1957.<\/p>\n He said the establishment of the Tamale Women\u2019s Training College in 1958 truncated the admission of women into the college until 1971 when it became a co-educational institution again.<\/p>\n According to Alhaji Adam Zakaria, the Bagabaga College of Education Interim Governing Council and the college community decided to use the 70th<\/sup>Anniversary to honour all personalities whose contribution towards the upkeep of the college cannot be undervalued.<\/p>\n