Umahi sacks zonal education supervisors, secretaries over alleged corrupt practices

Following the emergency meeting held at the Presidential Lodge, New Government House, Abakaliki between Governor Umahi and stakeholders in the education sector, on how to improve the state education system, the governor has directed the immediate sacking of all Zonal Education Supervisors in the state.

He also directed that all the Education Secretaries that were on leave are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of their involvement in the fraud in the state education system.

Umahi gave the order in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Ugballa on Wednesday.

Umahi also sacked all the Education Secretaries that were on leave and directed the 13 Local Government Chairmen to liaise with concerned authorities to carry out the directive including the reshuffling of headmasters and principals of both junior and senior secondary schools.

He further directed all council areas in the state to organize education and health summits to reevaluate the education and health system.

The statement reads “All the Education Secretaries that were on leave are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of their involvement in the fraud in our education system. Consequently, all the Education Secretaries that were on leave are hereby removed from office.

“All Teachers, Headmasters and Principals (both Junior and Senior) are to be reshuffled within their Local Government Areas while Local Government Chairmen are to liaise with concerned authorities to carry out this directive.

“Zonal Education Supervisors are by this announcement removed from their offices.

“All Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State are to organize education and health submits to reevaluate our education and health systems and make useful suggestions on how to make the systems more functional. This will be coordinated by the office of Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner from 1st July 2021.

“All the Headmasters and Principals of schools are hereby directed to ensure regular cleaning of their school premises and also, every pupil, students and staff members of each school are to plant at least one tree and this should be supervised by the 13 Council Chairmen in their various LGAs.

“All concerned must strictly comply with this directive.”

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