Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said his administration would raise the bar of teacher recruitment, by increasing the number of teachers in the Ogun Teach initiative, currently pegged at 4,000 interns, to 6,000.

The move, he noted, was to ensure that the gap in the student-to-teacher ratio in the state is bridged.

The governor dropped the hint at his Oke-Mosan office when he received the management team of Teach for All and the Teach for Nigeria programme, who were in the state for their retreat.

Abiodun said his administration, in line with current realities, had increased the wage of the Ogun Teach interns in the state to N80,000.

The governor explained that he had to declare an emergency in the education sector to implement a wide range of policy initiatives like the Learners Identification Number, which helps to track every student in public schools in the state, and the Education Revitalisation Agenda, which had made education seamless.

He assured that his administration will continue to absorb fellows of the Teach for Nigeria programme in making Ogun a reference point for the programme in the country.

Earlier in her remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Teach For Nigeria, Mrs Molade Adeniyi, commended the current administration in the state for creating an enabling environment for the for the initiative to thrive, saying he Ogun State government has been very supportive, and open to dialogue.

She said the mission of Teach for Nigeria was to ensure that every child has access to excellent and quality education, adding that their mandate aligns greatly with the ISEYA mantra of the Ogun State government.