From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Kaduna state government has reinstated 1,266 teachers sacked 10 months ago following some circumstances that did not allow them to scale through a competency test.
The statement government gave reasons ranging from the fact that some of the teachers fell sick, fell victims of kidnapping and involved in accident at the time of the competency test, hence the need to recall them to duty.
A statement by Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hauwa Mohammed said, “The Kaduna State Government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers earlier disengaged after the competency test in June 2022.
“Having examined and verified their complaints. the Government approved the ‘ reinstatement of 392 teachers who wrote and passed the test, 515 Central Administration staff who are officially exempted from the test and 298 teachers who were verified to be sick at the time of the test and had valid medical excuse, backed by Doctor’s certificate.
“Others reinstated are teachers who were reported by their respective Education Secretaries, to have been victims of kidnapping or involved in accidents.
‘Finally 22 teachers were permanentiy removed from the payroll for
unsubstantiated claims.
“All reinstated teachers are to collect their reinstatement letters frorn their respective Education Secretaries immediately”.