Governor orders dismissal of teachers who miss 5 classes in a term

David Umahi has directed that teachers who miss 5 classes in a term should be sacked.

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi
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Umahi gave the directive during the inauguration of the newly constructed headquarters of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abakaliki on Friday, September 8.

Umahi also said that those who missed work once in a month would forfeit their salaries for the month.

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He disclosed that all local government caretaker committee chairmen, development centre coordinators and other relevant officials had  been empowered to carry out the directive.

Umahi went on to urge teachers to embrace the government’s initiated school agriculture programme. He noted that it would make them productive while supplementing their income.

“I heard that the materials provided for the programme is being stolen in some schools and I mandate the Commissioner for Education to transfer any headmaster or principal in such schools to a remote area.

“The programme must be sustained and we are ready to give you soft loans even if everyone is not accommodated at the same time,” Umahi said.

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Umahi commended the NUT chairman for beginning the process while paying tributes to its past leaders who initiated and have finally completed the project.

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