The three Senators representing Kaduna state in the National Assembly have condemned plans by the Governor of Kaduna state, Malla Nasir El-rufai to sack over 21, 000 teachers over alleged failure to pass competency test conducted recently by the state government. Senator Shehu Sani who spoke on behalf of the other senators claimed that Gov. El-rufai was only seeking to replace the teachers with loyalists who will assist him in realizing his 2019 political ambition.
According to him “It’s inhuman and the height of lunacy by a man who derives pleasure by inflicting suffering and hardship on others. How can a governor who blew over N10bn feeding school children only now realize that the teachers are incompetent?”
“I commend my two other senators from Kaduna State: Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi and Senator Danjuma Laah, for their objection to the mass sacking of teachers in Kaduna State,” he added.
Recently, following a list released by the Kaduna state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on the outcome of the primary four teacher's competency test, the Kaduna State Executive Council directed immediate recruitment of 25, 000 teachers to replaced those that failed the test. According to the list released by the Board, only 11, 220 out of the 33, 000 teachers who participated in the competency test passed.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Teachers (NUT), Kaduna state Chapter has threatened to proceed on strike if the state government goes ahead to sack teachers. Students in the state have already commenced protest against the move.
