Worried by the report that teachers use their students as child labourers in their private farms during school hours, Ekiti state government has suspended 16 teachers and ordered a full scale investigation into the situation.
According to Vanguard, no fewer than 16 of such teachers at Elo High School, Ayetoro-Ekiti have been suspended pending the outcome of investigation of the matter
The State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, gave the directives in Ado-Ekiti while receiving the report of a team led by the Deputy Governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola, that went to the school for a preliminary investigation of the incident.
In a statement yesterday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, the action of the governor followed persistent complaints by concerned parents that their wards were being used as child labourers in private farms during school hours.
Governor Fayose added that the probe of activities of teachers in the school be extended to 2012.
Some of the affected students, who were brought to the Government House, Ado-Ekiti, said under the guise of doing practical agriculture, their teachers do take them to their private farms at least twice a week during official hours to work for at least 30 minutes.
One of them, Oluyeye Femi, a JSS 111 student, said though the school has a farm where students are expected to work once a week, some teachers capitalise on that to take them to their private farms to weed and make heaps.
A member of the National Youth Service Corps posted to the school, Miss Giredana Enogha, said when she got to the school last June, the situation was like a farm settlement.
She added that students were not encouraged to do any other thing than to go to farm all day.
A visibly angry Governor Fayose ordered that at least 80 percent of the teachers be transferred from that school.
The governor wondered why some people would want government’s investment in the education sector to go in vain by sabotaging it overtly or covertly.
Nice move.
ReplyDeleteWhen there is no work for them after school and not like fayose has paid his state salary so they are preparing the kids for the futures.
DeleteWe are talking about diversifying the Economy,most of them will love farming and be the next OBJ. I am sure OBJ farmed as a student lols. Crazy world.
Nice move! Some teachers are wicked. But please Mr Gov pay both civil servant' and pensioner' slalries.
DeleteFutures???? Chai
DeleteEnd time teaching farmers
Delete10:40, that's not the way teachers are supposed to prepare our children for the future.
DeleteGood to know
ReplyDeleteMy God!
ReplyDeleteThey should have been dismissed.
ReplyDeleteGo to the farm?
ReplyDeleteSo some teachers are still doing this rubbish?...
ReplyDeleteFayose darling,you did well!..,
Very good.... Serves dem right...
ReplyDeleteBack then in Nigeria sec sch. Na we de cut grass
DeleteNice job. I love dis man! It's everywhere.
ReplyDeleteNa their way.
ReplyDeleteChild abuse! After teachers'll be like students are all empty heads..
ReplyDeleteAll these nonchalance from the teachers Knowing fully well its the students fundamental right to get education to its hights,they are just toying with..
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God bless you Sir for this!
ReplyDeleteNice one Sir
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ReplyDeleteThat was how our House Mistress will force us to cut grasses at her backyard before signing our cards when we wanna go home for weekend then. #BishopLasbrey
About time someone put a check on the excesses of teachers who feel they can do anything to children they are supposed to be protecting and nurturing.
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Imagine the oppression at their own level, later they will be whining on how they are being oppressed by higher authorities.
ReplyDeleteIf he is not buying pepper, he is either riding okada or driving truck meanwhile right under his nose such is going. Have u guys also forgotten when he was buying something from a child selling during school hours?
ReplyDeleteEnd time suspension
ReplyDeleteWa shere padi mi fayose.
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