Kaduna Sacks NUT President, 2,356 Other Teachers

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board has dismissed 2,357 teachers, including the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Audu Amba, for allegedly failing a competency test conducted in December, last year.
The board spokesperson, Hauwa Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement, yesterday in Kaduna, said the board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in December, 2021.
She said that 2,192 primary school teachers including the NUT president had been dismissed for refusing to sit for the competency test.
Mohammed added that 165 of the 27,662 teachers that sat for the competency test were also sacked for poor performances.
According to her, “Following the state government’s resolution for continued assessment of teachers to ensure better delivery of learning outcomes for pupils, KADSUBEB conducted another competency test for the teachers in December, 2021.
“The services of teachers who scored below 40per cent are no longer required and their appointments have been terminated from the Public Service for their poor performances.
“Teachers who scored 75per cent and above were recognised as those who passed the test and qualified for attending courses in leadership and school management”.
She stated that qualified teachers would be included in Teacher Professional Development programmes to enhance their capacities to deliver quality teaching to pupils.
Mohammed said teachers who scored between 40 and 74per cent did not meet up with the minimum pass mark, adding that they would be given a second chance to improve their capacities.
Kaduna State Government had carried out a similar exercise in 2018 when it sacked 21,780 teachers who failed a competency test, and replaced them with 25,000 others after rigorous processes.
In December, 2021, the board also sacked 233 teachers over alleged possession of fake certificates.