₦airaland Forum

Boyooosa:
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It is ridiculous, in a state like Ogun State, where remarkably modern civilization of Nigerians takes its origin.... Where a lot of Elites, intellectuals and meaningful leaders hailed from... na wa O!

Tintinnoty:
am beginning to get worried by this second term syndrome that keeps crippling the performance of most scond term governors. Name it, frm Fashola to Oshiemole now Amosun

agabaI23:
well said sir. How are you?

mogentle:
But on the other way, these teachers did not act with wisdom. Why risking your job because of your view about the current administration? are there no other platforms for them to express their views apart from state owned educational platform? How many WAEC/SSCE essay write up has been critic of federal government handling of educational management which has never been even up to 70%?
The fact is that one has to act with wisdom in handling criticism. I'm not supporting the sack melted out to them, but none of us here will overlook such act if we are lucky to be a governor. Criticize, but be wise, judge your action before it's assessed by the authority as long as you are still on the pay roll of the organization. Using the state owned platform for such criticism will be seen as opposition sponsored arrangement no matter what. Let's always act with wisdom.

ishowdotgmail:
The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has ordered the sacking of six officials of the state Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, including a secondary school teacher, over alleged offensive examination question.

Those sacked include two Grade Level 17 officers, Mrs. Folashade Oresegun, who was the Director, Education Support Services, and Mr. Rotimi Odunsi, who was the Director, Curriculum Development and Evaluation, and a Grade Level 16 officer, Mr. Majekodunmi Oluwole.

Others are a Grade Level 10 officer, Mr. E.O. Asegbe, a Grade Level 8 officer, Taylor Damilola , and an English Language teacher in Mayflower Secondary School, Ikenne, Mr. Joel Adegbenro.

The sacking of both Oresegun and Odunsi has been converted to compulsory retirement while the four others were summarily dismissed.

Our correspondent gathered that their offence might not be unconnected with a comprehension passage in the English Language examination conducted by the ministry for the Unified Examination in Public Secondary Schools for the third term of the 2014/2015 academic session.

The offensive section was Section C, where the pupils were asked to summarise a comprehension passage on a policy defect on education.

It was alleged that it was considered too critical of the state government.

The section partly read, “There is no arguing about the fact that the government is merely paying lip service to the development of education. It is true that a lot of money is being spent on the education sector but with little or no impact felt by the people, except where we want to deceive ourselves.

“Many schools run by the government, which were formerly known for academic excellence have suddenly lost their prestige and are living on past glories. No wonder, many parents and guardians are threateningly left with only one option, to withdraw their wards from these schools to other ones that are better managed.

“The evidences to show that the government is not doing enough to assist in the development of education are many. Even pupils in both primary and secondary schools can volunteer a good list on their finger tips.

“One of the numerous indications is the government’s inability to pay running cost to schools. The running cost is the token amount per pupil paid to school administrators to run the affairs of the school in a term. This has been neglected to pile up for several academic sessions.

“Another one is the regular poor conduct of terminal examinations. These examinations are not usually conducted as and when due. The government may have one excuse or the other, but real educationists know that appropriate timing is a strong factor in the process of Continuous Assessment (CA) of students. Thus, a situation, where for instance, the first term examination is shifted to second term is an outright departure from the norms and ethics of Continuous Assessment.”

The summary passage was said to have been culled from Jola Adegbenro’s Issues on Education Today.

The governor and some other top government officials were allegedly angry with this section, which they believed made a veiled reference to what obtained in the state.

Consequently, the embattled officials were invited to Abeokuta last week to face a disciplinary panel set up by the state Bureau of Establishment and Training, where they were quizzed.

The state’s Head of Service, Mrs. Modupe Adekunle, while reacting to the sacking, said the government followed the due process “because the affected officials were given opportunity to defend themselves.”

She said, “I am aware that not all of them were dismissed, some had their appointment terminated and some were compulsorily retired.

“When the issue came up, the state government put in the necessary process, a panel was set up to investigate and based on their recommendations, the state Civil Service Commission has to decide. It is a decision that has been relayed to the affected officers.

“The normal process was that a panel was set up, the report was forwarded to the Civil Service Commission for the civil servants, the Teaching Service Commission, for the teachers.

“The decision was in line with the civil service rule, due process was followed to the latter.”



http://www.punchng.com/news/amosun-sacks-workers-for-setting-offensive-exam-questions/


Cc:Lalasticlala Ishilove

Precious91:
Democrazy!

ademate:
it is surprising that when people want to comment they don't first read and analysis issue. The comprehension passage in question, what is the advantage of it to the pupils? what is the reason why the exeaminer and the board agreed to used it as exam question by putting up such comprehension. Even this is not comprehension for secondary school at. Let me ask the examiner does he want to rubbish the government in mind of the pupil or he/she want them to understand why they were not train properly.
I can say that both the board and the examiner were quilt of the offense. if they want government to do something about the issues they raised; they know the right channel to go about it not by putting it on question page for pupil to summarise. What I can conclude in this matter is that the examiner and the board what to create confusion in the state by putting that comprehension.
In other word what is the level of the pupil to digest such article. the English structure is higher in character for pupil to understand.

mogentle:
But on the other way, these teachers did not act with wisdom. Why risking your job because of your view about the current administration? are there no other platforms for them to express their views apart from state owned educational platform? How many WAEC/SSCE essay write up has been critic of federal government handling of educational management which has never been even up to 70%?
The fact is that one has to act with wisdom in handling criticism. I'm not supporting the sack melted out to them, but none of us here will overlook such act if we are lucky to be a governor. Criticize, but be wise, judge your action before it's assessed by the authority as long as you are still on the pay roll of the organization. Using the state owned platform for such criticism will be seen as opposition sponsored arrangement no matter what. Let's always act with wisdom.

Jamesrock:
Like Seriously, Mr Joel Adegbenro was my teacher at ikenne community high school nd he's bin sacked, e pain me 4 u man, bt u dey form ITK for us then... God will take control of u..

Kimoni:
What nonsense? Why should they be sacked? What exactly have they said that is untrue? Uncle Tai must be turning in his grave right now No wonder baba said not to bury him. This is exactly what you fought for for years and today, the stench is coming right from our own very kitchen.

Even in the military days, Ogun State never allowed dictators. We could never be bullied.

Amodu will never get away with this


Cc Sagamite, Bellong

ademate:
it is surprising that when people want to comment they don't first read and analysis issue. The comprehension passage in question, what is the advantage of it to the pupils? what is the reason why the exeaminer and the board agreed to used it as exam question by putting up such comprehension. Even this is not comprehension for secondary school at. Let me ask the examiner does he want to rubbish the government in mind of the pupil or he/she want them to understand why they were not train properly.
I can say that both the board and the examiner were quilt of the offense. if they want government to do something about the issues they raised; they know the right channel to go about it not by putting it on question page for pupil to summarise. What I can conclude in this matter is that the examiner and the board what to create confusion in the state by putting that comprehension.
In other word what is the level of the pupil to digest such article. the English structure is higher in character for pupil to understand.

themaskedman:
You guys need to have your head checked well. Where in the world should a worker not criticize the govt just because he works for the govt? So because we work for the govt we all should keep quiet while things go wrong?

adioolayi:
This is not too good...It's not today comprehension passages x-ray happenings in the society...asides examining the students.. it keeps them abreast of the things around them...morally, academically and otherwise. Mistaking these roles as painting the government of the day black is Unacceptable... Governor Amosun should rescind his actions..Please Sir

chronique:
Nonsense. Why not do the right thing when you know you wouldn't like to be criticised? Only God knows the kind of idiots ruling us in this nation. They know what is right but refuse to do it,and still do not want you to talk about it. The relationship between the Nigerian citizens and the different levels of govts in Nigeria,can be likened to the relationship between a man that is possessed and under demonic oppression. The demon doesn't do him any good,and also refuses to leave him alone but gets angry when a man of God tries to set the victim free. This is the position Nigerians and her govts,find themselves in.