No fewer than 800 primary school teachers in Ogun State
may be dismissed from service on allegation of certificate
forgery.
Also, the government has uncovered 527 ‘ghost’ workers in
the state primary school system.
The state government also uncovered several cases of
falsification of age among the primary school teachers in
the ongoing teachers’ headcount exercise in the state.
Our correspondent gathered that the ‘ghost’ teachers
included some persons whose salaries were still being paid
several years after their death and others who allegedly did not have the minimum teaching qualification
of the National Certificate of Education.
It was learnt that following these discoveries, the state government embarked on a secondary review
aimed at confirming the authenticity of the certificates and attestation letters submitted by 6,531
teachers during the audit exercise.
Our correspondent, however, gathered that in order to escape dismissal and prosecution, many of the
affected teachers submitted their resignation letters while many others applied for voluntary retirement
from service.
Confirmning the development, Chairman, Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board, Mufutau Ajibola,
said the state government had resolved to deal with the teachers involved in accordance with the law.
Ajibola stated that those already identified would be handed over to the police for prosecution, warning
that the government would not accept the voluntary resignation of such teachers from service.
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