The Delta State Government has issued a stern warning to principals and teachers in public secondary schools who have refused to comply with recent transfer postings, insisting that both defaulting staff and school heads risk sanctions if the directive is ignored.
The Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mrs. Rose Ezewu, delivered the warning in a statement released to journalists in Asaba.
She noted that the Ministry observed that some teachers have remained in their former schools despite being officially transferred to new postings.
Ezewu stressed that such defiance would not be tolerated, warning that any teacher found culpable would face disciplinary measures in line with civil service regulations.
She further reminded the affected teachers that the transfers were duly processed and necessary, as many had overstayed in their previous postings.
Crackdown on Erring Private Schools
On the regulation of private schools, the Commissioner announced that three schools had been shut down while the operating licenses of others had been revoked.
She cautioned school proprietors against exploiting parents by mandating unnecessary textbooks not recommended by the curriculum, describing the practice as exploitative.
Mrs. Ezewu also advised private schools to desist from organizing elaborate graduation ceremonies for students moving from Junior Secondary (JS3) to Senior Secondary (SS1), warning that such events place undue financial pressure on parents.
She, however, urged parents who may not be able to afford private schools to enroll their children in public schools, assuring that under the leadership of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, the state government has continued to upgrade infrastructure and standards in public education.
