Scores of teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Edo
on Thursday held a rally to protest against the government’s plan to organise a
competency test for all teachers in the state.
The teachers, who stormed Auchi, Etsako-West Local Council
of Edo, rejected the call by the government to subject them to any form of
test.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government
had fixed Fed. 8 as date for the competency test for all primary and secondary
school teachers across the state.
The competency test is coming on the heels of the sack of
836 teachers by the government in 2013, due to falsification of age and
certificate forgery, among others.
Speaking on behalf of the teachers, Mr Mike Uhunwangho,
Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo Chapter, said that teachers
would not participate in the competency test.
He said the protest was being carried out across the state,
adding that teachers would not be subjected to the test.
``We are unanimously rejecting the call by the Edo State
Government to have us write a fresh competency test to determine our suitability
for teaching jobs in the state.
``We have directed all the teachers not to attend any form
of competency test nor accept any letter from anybody inviting them for the
test,’’ he said.
Uhunwangho said that teachers who had spent years in the
profession, cannot be subjected by the government to the competency test.
The NUT chairman said that instead of being subjected to the
test, the government should embark on training and re-training of teachers, to
enable them update their knowledge and skills, for effective teaching.
``Government needs to train teachers and equip them with new
skills and ideas, to enable them to be able to perform their duties adequately,’’
he said.
(NAN)
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