BENIN—NO fewer than 836 teachers have been
sacked by Edo State Government, sequel to the
outcome of the verification exercise carried out by
the state’s Department of Information and
Communication Technology.
Vanguard gathered that the affected teachers learnt
of their sack when they discovered that their names
were missing from the December salary voucher.
It was learnt that some of those sacked were
allegedly found to have either over-stayed, mentally
unstable, physically blind or have falsified their ages
and credentials.
A man who gave his name simply as Osahon, said
his wife was affected just as it was further gathered
that over 96 of those sacked were alleged to be
from a particular local government in Edo North.
Osahon, however, appealed to the state government
to reconsider its stand on the sacked teachers,
especially those who are still young in service.
His words: “I don’t have a steady job. My wife is
the one taking care of the home. She is not up to
three years in service and less than 35 years old.
The governor should give the young ones a second
chance. They should regularise their ages.”
Commissioner for Basic Education, Mr. Patrick
Aguinede, who confirmed the sack, said those
affected were certified by the ICT after the
screening
He said those who have over-stayed in service
gave a scenario that the state government could not
recruit new teachers.
According to him, “the teachers were found to have
served beyond 35 years. Some were physically
blind, some manipulated their results and age which
later showed they finished school before they were
born.”
State secretary of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Mr.
Akin Adeojo, said the union became aware of the
sack through rumours, but added that the affected
teachers had not been issued sack letters.
He said the NUT would scrutinise the letters before
taking a decision, adding that it would make a case
for anybody found to have been victimised.
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