Soludo said the Teachers were asked to regularize their employment.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo has debunked allegations that his government has sacked teachers engaged by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and converted to permanent staff in the state school system by the immediate past Willie Obiano administration.
The affected teachers had in a protest on Wednesday, barricaded the entrance of the state House of Assembly in Awka displayed placards with various inscriptions, claiming to have been engaged by the state government before the termination of their jobs.
But in release by Christian Aburime, his chief press secretary, Soludo insisted that no qualified teacher in the state’s school system has been relieved of his/her appointment.
Soludo stressed that the affected teachers were converted to the school system by the last administration in hazy circumstances, and were only asked to regularize their employment with the government by taking part in the online teachers’ recruitment test initiated by the state.
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The statement reads:
“The attention of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, has been drawn to publications on protest by Teachers engaged by the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) purportedly converted to permanent staff in Anambra state schools that were sacked by his administration.
“The protesters who barricaded the entrance of the state House of Assembly in Awka displayed placards with various inscriptions, claiming to have been engaged by the state government before the termination of their jobs.
“For the avoidance of doubt, no qualified teacher in the state’s school system has been relieved of his/her appointment.
“The government is rather repositioning the education sector according to standard practice and in line with the objectives of the Soludo administration.
“The affected teachers who were converted to the school system by the last administration in hazy circumstances, are only asked to regularize their employment with the government by taking part in the online teachers’ recruitment test initiated by the state.
“The idea is to ensure that only those with requisite qualifications, proven capacity and commensurate experiences are recruited into the system. It is not to witch-hunt anybody or take away anybody’s job.
“Please ignore any mischievous or unfounded publication on this matter.
“At all time, Prof Soludo means well for the good people of Anambra State and will stop at nothing in giving them the best, education inclusive”.
