By Godfrey AKON
The Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, has been elected President of the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities, AFTRA.
Ajiboye was elected on Wednesday at the end of the 9th Annual Conference and 11th Roundtable of AFTRA held in Accra, Ghana.
He takes over from Mr Mabutho Cele, who has been in the leadership for a period of 5 years and Chair of South African Council for Educators, SACE.
“The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities is a continental body comprising of all teaching regulatory authority in all the 54 Africa countries,” the federation said in a statement.
Ajiboye was also honoured with a fellowship award and life membership of AFTRA in view of his long standing contributions to teacher professionalism and teacher welfare issues, not only in Nigeria but in the continent.
While delivering his acceptance speech, Ajiboye promised not to let the federation down but to expand AFTRA activities to more French and Arabic speaking countries.
The AFTRA boss also promised to assist countries who are yet to have teacher regulatory bodies to establish one, so that together Africa teachers will enjoy professional status and benefits.
According to the statement, other elected officers are: Deputy President- Zambia, Secretary General- Ghana, Treasurer – Namibia and Assistant Secretary General- South Africa.
