Atiku made the remarks in a statement issued on Monday, October 5, by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication for the ADC Presidential Campaign Council.
Reflecting on his early education in Jada, Atiku said his primary school teachers played an important role in shaping his life, particularly after he lost his parents at an early age.
He contrasted his experience with what he described as controversies surrounding Tinubu’s academic history.
“It is both revealing and deeply embarrassing that Bola Tinubu cannot name a single teacher who stood before him or a classmate who sat beside him,” Atiku stated.
The former vice president said teachers should not receive attention only through ceremonial messages on Teachers’ Day, stressing that government must address the economic challenges affecting their daily lives.
“Teachers are the architects of every nation’s future, and their welfare must go beyond ceremonial praise on Teachers’ Day. Government cannot praise teachers on this day and leave them to face hardship for the rest of the year. A commemorative message cannot pay a teacher’s bills,” he said.
Atiku noted that teachers are grappling with rising costs of food, transportation, housing and utility bills, while wages have failed to keep pace with inflation and the broader cost of living.
The ADC presidential candidate, who founded the American University of Nigeria, also apologised to Nigerian teachers on behalf of the political class for what he described as systemic failures in governance.
He pledged that an ADC administration would implement policy reforms aimed at reducing the cost of basic necessities, creating stable employment and ensuring dignified compensation for educators across the country.
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