Kaduna State government has approved the reinstatement of 1,266 primary school teachers who were earlier disengaged after the competency test of June 2022.
Their reinstatement was necessitated after their cases were examined and verified.
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According to a statement issued by the public relations officer (PRO) Hauwa Mohammed, on behalf of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) chairman, the government approved the “reinstatement of 392 teachers who wrote and passed the test, 515 central administrative staff who are officially exempted from the test and 298 teachers who were verified to be sick at the time of the test and had valid medical excuse, backed by Doctor’s certificate.
Others reinstated are teachers who were reported by their respective Education Secretaries, to have been victims of kidnapping or involved in accidents.
“Finally, 22 teachers were permanently removed from the pay roil for unsubstantiated claims”.
According to the statement, all reinstated teachers are to collect their reinstatement letters from their respective education secretaries immediately.