Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has cancelled the recent transfer of over 4,500 secondary school teachers across the state by the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB).
The Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in a statement in Asaba Sunday (17/01/2021) said that with the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections across the country, which have already affected the adjusted academic calendar, transferring teacher at this time will lead to further loss of academic hours as the affected teachers will need time to adjust and settle down in their new schools.
He therefore directed the PPEB to cancel the posting immediately and called on the affected teachers to remain in their duty posts as students return back to school for second term academic activities on Monday (18/01/2021).
Mr. Ukah assured that the state government is working round the clock to put necessary measures in place to curtail the spread of the disease in the state, especially among pupils, students and teachers.
Recall that the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, had said that the recruitment of 1000 teachers into the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB) was to bridge the gap in the number of teachers in public schools in the state.
Ukah was quoted to have said this when he visited the venue for the screening of successful candidates for employment as teachers into the PPEB.
Ukah said that Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa was determined to ensure that the education sector attained a level where students from public schools in the state could compete favourably with their peers around the world.
