The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye has been elected president of the Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA).
Prof Ajiboye was elected at the end of the 9th Annual Conference and 11th Roundtable of the body which held in Accra, Ghana, on June 1.
The Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities is a continental body comprising of all teaching regulatory authority in all the 54 Africa countries.
Prof Ajiboye takes over from Mr. Mabutho Cele who whose leadership of the group ended after a five-year tenure.
The TRCN boss was also honoured with a Fellowship award and Life membership of AFTRA at the Conference given his long-standing contributions to teacher professionalism and teacher welfare issues, not only in Nigeria but in the continent.
In his acceptance speech, Ajiboye promised not to let the Federation down and to expand AFTRA activities to more French and Arabic-speaking countries. He 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.
Other elected officers are: Deputy President- Zambia, Secretary-General- Ghana, Treasurer – Namibia and Assistant Secretary-General- South Africa.
