Ekiti: Students Protest Mass Transfer Of Teachers At Federal Government College

By Ayodele Oni

Uneasy calm now prevails at the Federal Government Science and Technical College, (FSTC) Usi, in Ekiti State a day after the students went on rampage.

The students had on Monday took to the streets of Usi to protest the mass transfer of teachers in the College by the Federal Ministry of Education.

They displayed various placards with some demanding the removal of the school’s principal and others calling on the Federal Ministry of Education to address the inadequate teachers.

It was gathered that in a sweep, 42 teachers of the College were transferred to other parts of the country, leaving the school with less than ten academic staff.

One of the concerned parents explained that “Some weeks ago, the Parents/Teachers Association (PTA) had protested against the non challant attitude of the School Principal towards the welfare of the Staff and Students to the extent that it affected the students last West African School Certificate Examination (WASC)result.

“Having done that, the parents reportedly wrote to the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) in respect of the Principal’s attitude towards the school environment and Usi Ekiti community.

“Just last week, 42 Teachers of the core subjects of the school were ordered to be transferred out to far away Northern part of the country with a replacement of 32 staffs.

“This action of PTA-Principal rift has now affected the academic activities in the school to the extent that the students have not been taught for weeks now.

“The parents learnt that those Teachers brought for the replacement of the transferred ones were very old men and women.

“Usi Ekiti FSTC has always been known for academic excellence, but the Principal’s attitude to the parents has caused untold psychological trauma to the students populace.”