VAM News Update

Hope Uzodimma, the governor of Imo State, signed a bill on Wednesday that sets a new retirement age of 65 or 40 for state-employed teachers.

Teachers could retire at age 60 or after 35 years of service, depending on the circumstances.

Following the bill’s enactment, Uzodimma declared that the new legislation would inspire educators working in the state’s public schools.

“Having given the teachers an extra five years, they are expected to bring out their time and work harder to give Imo children the best form of teaching and learning and graduate them as the best in Nigeria,” he said.

He called the gesture “value addition” and urged the teachers to be more committed and serious about their jobs.

Uzodimma congratulated them and stated that the “law is intended to encourage teachers to have a sense of job security and to be more effective and efficient in their duties.”