Edo State government, on Friday, reiterated its commitment to go ahead with the competency test for teachers in the state, stating that it was not aware of any court injunction restraining it from going ahead with the exercise.
A statement made in Benin and signed by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Louis Odion, said, “We have received media enquiries over rumour of an injunction purportedly granted by a court restraining Edo State government from going ahead with the teachers’ assessment exercise scheduled to hold on March 22.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Edo State Ministry of Justice is not aware of any such injunction. Therefore, this is to reassure teachers of primary and secondary Schools and the general public that the assessment exercise scheduled for Saturday, March 22, will still hold.
“As earlier explained, the purpose of the test is not to sack or witch-hunt any teacher, but to ascertain those who might need assistance and level of training or retraining required as part of the determination of the Adams Oshiomhole administration to deliver an all-round quality education for the Edo child.”
He warned that anyone who fails to write the test will be deemed as constituting a cog in the wheel of progress and would, consequently, have his or her name deleted from the payroll.
Source: Tribune
