Governor Udom Emmanuel has sacked at least five thousand
teachers in Akwa Ibom. The governor cites lapses in their
recruitment processes as the reason for their sack . Udom
assures affected persons who have the necessary
qualifications of been considered at the commencement of
fresh recruitment.
According to the report, the affected teachers were recruited
under the administration of Godswill Akpabio, former
governor of the state.It was gathered that the governor
decision to sack the teachers comes on the heels of lapses
noticed in the recruitment process of the affected teachers.
Governor Udom said that fake appointment letters were
issued to the teachers who were not qualified.
He said:
However, the governor assured affected persons who have
the necessary qualifications of been considered at the
commencement of fresh recruitment. He said:
The cancellation of the teacher’s appointment was first
announced few days ago by the Head of Civil Service in the
state, Ekereobong Akpan, before the latest remark by the
governor. It is believed to be an unexpected blow to the
affected teachers who for about two years now have been
putting pressure on the government to assign them to public
secondary schools across the state.
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“It was discovered that the syndicate which had
since been apprehended was involved in printing
fake letters of appointment and fake school
certificates at outrageous amounts ranging from
150,000 to 200,000 naira.
“Even the bible says if the foundation is not right,
what can the righteous man do? We have tried to
see how we could get something out of that
recruitment process, but believe me, the foundation
was very faulty.
“If we are putting people to teach our children,
please let us leave sentiments apart and go for the
right people. We need to make sure they went
through the right process and have the right
qualifications.”
“ ”
“We are assuring the 5,000 people that they need
not worry, when we are calling for aptitude test, you
need not re-apply, just walk into the venue of the
exercise with that appointment letter and justify that
you are qualified to teach our children.”
“ ”
