ANAMBRA: Soludo Gives Reason Why He laid Off 1000 Teachers
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jun 10, 2022
Soludo Chukwuma and the Anambra State Government has laid off no fewer than 1000 teachers in the state on the basis that they were employed in an unlikely manner stating that they remained unqualified for the job.
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He made the clarification in a statement signed by his Press Secretary, Mr Chris Aburime, on Thursday.
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According to him, no qualified teacher was discharged by the Anambra government.
The statement partly read;
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"The attention of the Governor has been drawn to publications on protest by Parents/Teachers Association (PTA) teachers, purportedly converted to permanent staff in Anambra schools.
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"The protesters, who barricaded the entrance of the State House of Assembly, displayed placards with various inscriptions, claiming to have been engaged by the State government before the termination of their jobs.
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"For the avoidance of doubt, no qualified teacher in the State's school system has been relieved of his/her appointment.
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"The affected PTA teachers were "convertedÔÇØ to the school system in the last days of the last administration in irregular, hazy circumstances.
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"They were only asked to regularise their employment with the government by taking part in the online teachers' recruitment test.ÔÇØ
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