The Kenule Beeson Polytechnic,
Bori formerly known as Bori Polytechnic, has sacked 10 lecturers in connection
with s.e.x for grades
Rector of the Institution,
Onengiye Goergewill disclosed this when the Rivers State House of Assembly
Committee on Education visited the school on oversight function.
Georgewill said apart from the
sacked 10 lecturers, 7 others were also suspended for same offence, with
several others demoted.
He expressed delight on the 14
years jail term proposed by the Nigeria Senate for sex for grades and advocated
for a 20-year jail term for any offender.
“We have been doing this even
before the issue that started trending. We have been doing this before the Bill
was presented.
“We have a very proactive
governing board. When they came, the issue of illicit sex and examination
malpractices became their focus.
“They identified these issues and
set up a structure to look into them and that’s why we have been able to
identify some of our staff that indulge in them,” he said.
Earlier, Chairman of the House
Committee on Education, Christian Ahiakwo expressed satisfaction on the
progress recorded by the school.
Ahiakwo also expressed delight on
the sack of some lecturers who were engaged in sex for grades, just as he urged
the school management to sustain its anti-corruption stand.
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