Kogi Govt Bows To Teachers

Johnson Babajide, Lokoja - 19.09.2009

Kogi state government has finally bowed to pressure over the disengagement of teachers with Grade II certificate from public service.
The action of the government followed the protest and the refusal of the teachers to resume academic session slated for last Monday.

The state Ministry of Education, under the leadership of Chief Sylvester Onoja, had sacked all the Grade II teachers in the state primary schools in line with the national policy which specifies National Certificate in Education (NCE) as minimum qualification for teachers in all primary schools in the country.

Onoja, who spoke to Saturday Tribune on phone, said that it had reversed its earlier decision and given the holders of Grade II teachers in the state primary schools till next year October for implementation.




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