BENIN- Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State yesterday announced the removal
of 41 zonal inspectors and chief inspectors of education and local
government education officers over non-performance and negligence of
duty in continuation of the on-going sanitization of the state education
sector. The decision, according to him, was the outcome of a continuing
performance audit.
Also, the governor announced the demotion of
the Vice Principal of New Era College, Mr. S.E Akhabue, from Grade Level
15 to Grade Level 14 for being a perpetual latecomer. While meeting the
affected school inspectors and officers at the Government House, the
governor disclosed that the administrative details of the change in the
school inspectorate would be made known in the coming days.
It
would be recalled that the governor had paid series of unscheduled
visits to public schools across the state in the last two weeks, where
he made mind-boggling discoveries bordering on absenteeism or
dereliction of duty by teachers. Addressing the inspectors yesterday,
Oshiomhole said: “It’s obvious from what I’ve seen today and from what
you’ve told me that you’ve all breached your basic duties, which is to
monitor schools and file basic reports, which among things, should
include reports on those present and absent so that government can take
steps to assist those who want to work to remain and those who don’t
want to work to go home.
“Edo State Government has lost millions
of naira of taxpayers’ money because of your failure to do your duties.
“You are guilty of negligence of duty and even abandonment of your
duties. I believe that most times, you don’t even come to work. We do
not need this set of zonal inspectors of education, chief inspectors of
education and local government education inspectors. “The days are gone
when people don’t do their jobs. It’s shocking that you recognize that
you are supposed to have written reports, yet you fail to do so.
“I
am happy that parents and guardians are returning their children and
wards to public schools as a result of the massive investment we have
made in the education sector, yet, you who are to ensure that teachers
work do not do so. “I’m not hiding the fact that only those who are
willing to work will keep their jobs. Everybody must be accountable.” I
am accountable to the Edo people, the House of Assembly is accountable,
and so if we are accountable, who are you not to be accountable.
“If
the teachers don’t teach, we have no future and your brief is to ensure
that the teachers work and yet you failed to do that. “It’s a new Edo,
everybody must be put on notice to work and justify their pay. I have a
duty to remind you that when you have abandoned your job, you have also
lost it.” The Vice Principal of New Era College, Mr. Akhabue, who was
demoted by a grade level during an unscheduled visit to the school by
the governor, was found guilty of perpetually getting to the office
late.
The time-book of the teachers, which the governor went
through showed that the vice principal sometimes got to the office as
late as 9:55a.m.
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