The Anambra government says an insulting statement made by
Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the commissioner for education, was provoked by an
applicant’s “uncouth” language.
There were reports over the weekend that there was chaos in
Nnewi, one of the venues for the second phase of the teacher recruitment
exercise examination, which held on Saturday.
A voice recording, which has now gone viral, is said to be
that of the commissioner speaking to an applicant for the teaching position on
the exercise.
“Madam, you’re an idiot. You mean the computers are doing
what? I received a report by 12 noon that you people refused to stand in line;
you refused to be identified; you mobbed and you were all trying to get into
the hall at the same time,” the voice said.
“You refused to be
disciplined, up till this moment. And you have the effrontery, you stupid
woman, to call me on the phone to talk rubbish. Will you get out of my phone,
you filthy thing?
“You really want to be a teacher? How will you tell your
students to conform to instructions when you cannot stand in line and move into
the hall? You came for a test that will make you a teacher and you’re behaving
like hooligans.”
Speaking on the development in a statement, Christian
Aburime, the governor’s spokesperson, said Udeh’s remarks were provoked by the
language of the said applicant.
“While the applicants
at the Nsugbe Center sat for and ended their own examination at about 4:00 pm,
those at the Unizik Center ended theirs by 3:30 pm, with some candidates
joining them from the IDK learning Center, Awka,” the statement reads.
“Nnewi candidates did not commence their examination at the
appropriate time owing to all manner of inappropriate conduct exhibited by some
of the applicants. Not withstanding, they were eventually allowed to write the
examination late in the evening.
“In respect to the video making the rounds on the social
media space, members of the public need to be aware that it was an edited
excerpt from a private phone conversation by an applicant who obviously failed
the examination and out of frustration resorted to cursing and abusing the
Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, and the Commissioner
for Education.
“The Commissioner’s comments were as a result of the uncouth
language used by the applicant against the person of the Governor of Anambra
State and other unprintable words hurled at the Commissioner.
“As public officers
operating in the public space, the Commissioner has apologised for her
inappropriate choice of words used in the said voice note.
“However, it is pertinent to reiterate that Governor
Chukwuma Charles Soludo remains committed to the well being of Ndi Anambra and
will not be distracted in availing deserving qualified teachers the opportunity
to serve Anambra State and contribute in shaping the future of our children.”
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