The Chairman of Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Professor Femi Akinwumi has announced the indefinite suspension of the Education Secretary of Ikere Local Government Education Authority LGEA, Mr. Gbenro Buraimoh and the Head Teacher of Elemi Community Nursery and primar School, Ado Ekiti, Mrs. Olaniyi Catherine over allegations of misconduct.
Professor Akinwumi who announced the suspension in Ado Ekiti, said the decision to sanction the officials became necessary after repeated waning over allegations of breaching extant rules of the board.
According to the SUBEB Chairman, the Education Secretary was accused of delaying official matters, irregular appointment of Teachers of junior ranks into managerial duty posts in schools as well as granting leave of absence to teachers without recourse to the board and postings of high number of teachers to schools with low pupils enrollment in farmsteads thereby leading to underutilization of staff.
He directed the Education Secretary to hand over to Dr. Akande Oluwafemi of the Quality Assurance Department of the Board who is to take over as Acting Education Secretary with immediate effect.
Professor Akinwumi also ordered the affected Education Secretary to hand over all government properties in his possession to the Head of Administration in the Council.
In the same vein ,the suspended Head Teacher, Mrs. Catherine Olaniyi who was indicted for demanding unauthorized financial assistance from the Public towards implementation of some projects in her school.
The SUBEB Chairman ordered Mrs. Catherine Olaniyi to handover all government documents in her possession to the most senior assistant Head Teacher in the school with immediate effect, pending further determination of her case.
Professor Akinwumi said the board had zero tolerance for anything that could tarnish the reputation of the state government, stressing that the state Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji is working round the clock to provide enabling teaching and learning environment in the basic education sector.
He restated the free education policy of the state government, adding that government would continue to sanction perpetrators of fraudulent activities in public schools
The SUBEB Chairman noted that the suspensions would serve as deterrent to other staff, warning that the board would never condone any act of indiscipline among the SUBEB workforce.
