Gov. Soludo Suspends Nine Headteachers For Recording Low Turn Out In Schools On Monday

By Ayodele Oni

Nine headteachers in Anambra State have been slammed with two weeks suspension for recording low turn out of pupils in their schools on Monday.

Dr Vera Nwadinobi, Chairman of the Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board, who disclosed this during an assessment visit to schools, revealed that Governor Chukwuma Soludo has approved the sanction.

She added that the sanction was in demonstration that the governor is fully in charge and he is against Monday sit-at-home.

Dr Nwadinobi explained that the assessment visit was to monitor compliance with the State Executive Order banning School closures on Mondays over sit-at-home directive.

She revealed that some schools had no pupils at all, while others had only two to five students present.

The nine schools affected are:

Union Primary School, Ukpo – 3 pupils

Walter Eze Secondary School, Ukpo – 0 pupils

Aguoji Primary School, Ifitedunu – 5 pupils

Hilltop Primary School, Ifitedunu – 3 pupils

Chukwurah Primary School, Abatete – 0 pupils

Uzubi Primary School, Eziowelle – 2 pupils

Union Primary School, Eziowelle – 3 pupils

Umunebo Primary School, Nteje – 0 pupils

Central School, Atani – 0 pupils

“Following these findings, Governor Charles Soludo approved the suspension of the headteachers for two weeks,” Nwadinobi said.

She added that the suspended headteachers must hand over to the next most senior officers to ensure uninterrupted school administration.

The action, she said, reflects the government’s zero tolerance for negligence and commitment to restoring discipline and full academic engagement in public schools.

The Executive Order, first reported on January 24, threatened teachers and non-teaching staff with salary deductions of 20 per cent or full forfeiture if they fail to comply.

The convicted Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, had finally abolished the compulsory Monday Sit-At-Home exercise across the South East.

This was after the governor had shut down the Onitsha Main Market for one week with the view of putting an end to the Monday Sit-At-Home in the South East states.