By Olayinka Latona

General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye yesterday urged Nigerian teachers at all levels to instil Godly virtues in their students in line with biblical principles.

Adeboye made the charge during a special prayer programme organised for students, teachers and fami-lies at the church’s national headquarters, Throne of Grace in Ebute-Meta Lagos with the theme: “Chosen Generation.”

Ministering at the programme which featured a special anointing service, Pastor Adeboye stressed the need for teachers to show good examples to their students, explaining that it is in line with the scriptures and that teachers ought to reflect on accountability in their calling as they had great role to play in rebuilding the nation to achieve greater heights in world global economy.

Adeboye, an accomplished teacher at every level, said teachers are in the business of moulding the lives and destinies of the nation’s leaders of tomorrow.

In his words: “Teachers have a huge responsibility on them because they have the mandate to train and educate students in the way of the Lord. Please teachers train the children in your care in the way of the Lord, teach them to fear God and in the right way they should go. When they grow up they will not depart from such good way but make good use of it”.

Also advising the teachers, the Special Assistant to Pastor Adeboye on Administration and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola tasked teachers on quality education to improve the educational standard in the country.

He described the teaching profession as one of the most respected within the nation’s public service, especially at the grassroots level, saying that the opposite was the case nowadays.

Odesola urged teachers to give quality education to the students who would in return be good ambassadors of the country.

Appealing to the Federal Government to motivate teachers and always train and retrain them for the development of the country, Odesola noted that investment in the nation’s educational sector will help to achieve economic development of the country.