Ekiti SUBEB Sanctions Education Secretary, Head Teacher Over Alleged Misconduct

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 primary 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. Olaniyi Catherine was indicted for demanding unauthorized financial assistance from the Public towards implementation of some projects in her school.

He ordered the suspended School Head Teachers 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.

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.