Candidates who score 300 in UTME should be made to study education and become teachers, not medicine – NUT president

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) President, Comrade Audu Mba, has said that the brightest candidates ought to study education and technology for Nigeria to get things right.

He said the Federal Government should make those who score 300 in an exam like the UTME to become teachers instead of doctors.

This is as he urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise teacher’s values and welfare to make the profession more attractive for younger generation.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, he urged the government to make teacher a model and recognise the teaching profession as a pillar of societal advancement.

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“But today in Nigeria, parents don’t even encourage their children to go into teaching profession, even the students themselves.

“Go to classrooms, just ask little children in primary school, who wants to be a teacher? Hardly will you see anybody raising his or her hand.

“But ask, Who wants to be a doctor, lawyer, engineer? They will raise their hands.

“Why is it so? Because they feel those are the professions that are valued, respected and well remunerated,” he said.

Amba, therefore urged the government to put policies in place to change the trend and psyche by making the teacher a role model and encouraging its best to become a teacher