El Rufai Sacks 2,356 Teachers, NUT President In Kaduna

The Kaduna State Government, led by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has fired 2,357 teachers who failed the recently held competency test.

In a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna, the state’s Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) announced the dismissal.

Hauwa Mohammed, a KADSUBEB spokesperson, stated that the board conducted a competency test for over 30,000 teachers in December 2021.

She claimed that 2,192 primary school teachers had been fired for refusing to take the competency test, including the National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Audu Amba.

Ms Mohammed stated that 165 of the 27,662 teachers who took the competency test were also fired due to poor performance.

“The services of teachers who scored below 40 per cent are no longer required, and their appointments have been terminated from the Public Service for their poor performances.

“Teachers who scored 75 per cent and above were recognised as those who passed the test and qualified for attending courses in leadership and school management,” she said.

She said qualified teachers would be included in Teacher Professional Development (TPD) programmes to enhance their capacities to deliver quality teaching to pupils.