The Kaduna State Government has
sacked 4,562 newly-recruited teachers a few weeks after they were issued with
employment letters to replace those sacked for failing a competency test.
This development was announced by
the state Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Ja’afaru Sani, at a press briefing
on Wednesday.
He said the reason for the
dismissal of the teachers was because they found their ways into the service of
state government through dubious means.
The state government had sacked
22,000 teachers that failed competency test based on questions meant for
primary four pupils few months ago.
It had announced that it would
replace them with competent teachers, based on a competitive recruitment
exercise.
But at the end of the exercise,
some of the teachers could not correctly write acceptance letters, forcing the
state government to organise another screening for all the newly-recruited
teachers.
Sani said, “At the end, 4,562
incompetent ones, believed to have found their way into the final list illegally,
were fished out, leaving 11,335 competent ones.
“The 11,335 newly-recruited
teachers, predominantly degree holders, including a few with Master’s degrees,
have already been deployed to over 4,000 primary schools.
“This was after they had
undergone vigorous induction training, along with the remaining old teachers,
to equip them with modern teaching techniques and effective classroom
management.
“We are hoping that between now
and next month ending, we will be concluding the recruitment process of the
balance of 13,665 teachers.
“We want to equip our students
with the information and communication technology skills to enable them compete
favourably in the current technology-driven world.”
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