Published March 29, 2017 Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia

The headmistress of a primary school at Amaetiti Asaga Ohafia, in Ohafia Local Government Area, Abia State, Mrs. Maryleen Ezichi, has been reportedly demoted to a classroom teacher for allegedly embarrassing the wife of Abia State governor, Nkechi Ikpeazu.

It was gathered that Ezichi has been transferred to the Ukwa-East Local Government Area — about 140 kilometers from her former school — to serve as a deterrent for her ‘impunity and lack of respect for constituted authority’.

The headmistress, it was learnt had, during an interactive session with Ikpeazu’s wife after the inauguration of her free meal programme for primary school pupils in her school, complained that ‘teachers were being owed several months of salary arrears and allowances’.

Ezichi was quoted to have told the governor’s wife that teachers had been finding it difficult to meet their financial obligations like the payment of house rents, school fees for their wards, medical bills, transport fares and had pleaded with her to intercede on their behalf.

It was gathered that two days after, the embattled Ezichi was whisked away to Umuahia from the school, where she was handed a letter of deployment and instructed to proceed to the new station immediately.

While defending the headmistress, one of her colleagues, who spoke on condition of anonymity, queried the appropriateness of the government’s action, maintaining that if the government felt embarrassed by her appeal it should do the needful.

He said, “By the way, of what importance is the meal programme to the pupils in particular and the schools in general? What about other schools in the community? All we are saying is that the government should pay us our entitlements period.”

In January, the state’s wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers had embarked on an indefinite strike over their six-month salary arrears, non-payment of leave allowances and non-implementation of their promotions.

Reacting to the development, the Chairman of the state’s NUT, Chizobam Akparanta, stated that he was not aware of the incident, adding that if the teacher complained about it to the union, the NUT would look into it.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the state Ministry of Education, Chris Ogbuehi, denied any knowledge of the matter even as he insisted that he was not in the position to speak on such a sensitive matter without the permission of his boss.

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Enyinnaya Appolos, said the information made available to him by the Commissioner for Education, Prof Ikechi Mgbeoji, had it that there was no such incident in the state.

He added that the state would investigate the allegation to ascertain what truly happened.

http://punchng.com/abia-headmistress-demoted-for-embarrassing-ikpeazus-wife/

Ok nw, just passing

So telling the governor's wife that your staff are been owed is tantamount to embarrassing her? Somebody's brain has clearly jumped into the lagoon . Gov. Ikpeazu take note. Locate that brainless individual ASAP.

Jus imagine, jus like that.. ..

Power dey sweet like sugar but e dey burn like fire.

How many months salary are the teachers owed?

Who did the bailout bail out?

1. Governors?
2. My people?

And the president will look the other way now.

Headmistress, one day you will have your chance to pay the man/wife back. I wish!

Abomination!
Ikpeazu has it gotten to this level?
I just the ask in case.
My question remains who will deliver abia?
When will a selfless person lead abia state.
Don't abia state have any to speak up against this evil going on in abia?
Don't they equally HV youth?
Pls what is wrong in that state? I need answer now.

Smh for my Obodo Nigeria.

Oh God this is crazy, teachers,headmasters and principals are just like errand boys/girls in the hand of politicians I remember I had d new tutor general/permanent secretary of education district 3 of lagos state insulted,derailed,dehumanize and humiliated school principals for what they have no control over, it just a shame is dis part of the world, politicians has turned themselves to demi-gods

ponponkon come and tell the world how your wicked boss is developing Abia state.

obyrich:
How many months salary are the teachers owed?

The minimum across all Abia state government establishments from primary schools to secondary schools to tertiary institutions to local governments and teaching hospitals should be 6 months.

futurenix:


The minimum across all Abia state government establishments from primary schools to secondary schools to tertiary institutions to local governments and teaching hospitals should be 6 months.

That's a fact. My mum who works in an LGEA was last paid in October last year.

This iss not new. The political class from the councillors to wife of councillors and siblings of councillor to children of councillors , to chairmen to wife's, brother children, siblings cousins, parents of chairmen etc have all become constituted authority. You dare not talk evil about them

So, a governor's wife is now constituted authority? If regular citizens cannot air the grievances, what else is left? This is just unfortunate and a total misuse of power.

Free feeding from a government that's owing at least 6-month salary! How we even get to choose our leaders in this country Fvcking brainless idiots. And the mumus in the assembly that should impeach such leaders have been bought

Is this the Democracy we have been praying for ? Smh

this is what happens when you live in a country where animals behave like human and humans behave lke animal

If this story is true , Ikpeasu should just demote the First lady and promote the headmistress to take her position.

Impunity at it's highest. She'd be really daft to have done that so I still don't believe this story yet.

MakeADifference:


And the president will look the other way now.

I thought as much, someone will blame Buhari for this...

Let me sit back and watch how the warriors defend this..

Governor Ikpeazu has proven that he is just another waste of time in that Govt house a very bad leader indeed

Lol. Abia state

The people there never fail to elect clowns.

And some of the people there will wake up and call other parts of NIGERIA a 'zoo'.

hisgrace090:
Abomination!
Ikpeazu has it gotten to this level?
I just the ask in case.
My question remains who will deliver abia?
When will a selfless person lead abia state.
Don't abia state have any to speak up against this evil going on in abia?
Don't they equally HV youth?
Pls what is wrong in that state? I need answer now.

They have Nnamdi Kanu but that one is looking for Biafra blaming Hausa Yoruba for the failures of his state government.

Just head to court.

freeze001:
So, a governor's wife is now constituted authority? If regular citizens cannot air the grievances, what else is left? This is just unfortunate and a total misuse of power.

Lol. Finish? Aren't you going to blame the Afonjas?

futurenix:


The minimum across all Abia state government establishments from primary schools to secondary schools to tertiary institutions to local governments and teaching hospitals should be 6 months.

Get the exact figures. Lets work with facts and not on assumption.

Constituted Authority. ...... My people, my people. Ponponkon you are highly invited here.

This are the type of people we elect to govern us. Despite your husband owing you still went ahead to melt punishment on her for saying the truth.

obyrich:
Get the exact figures. Lets work with facts and not on assumption.

It's not Assumptions. The state ministries workers who were not owed more than one month in previous administrations are being owed 2 and heading to three months. Teachers, Lecturers, ABSUTH staff are being owed upwards of 5months.
Ikeazu is doing what Oyibo people call Painting the Sepulchers.