Pupils of Primary and Secondary School in Kawo,Kaduna state on Monday took to the streets to protest the impending the sack of 21,000 Teachers by the Kaduna state Government over ‘failed’ competent test.
It would be recalled that last month, The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch, sought God’s intervention on the planned sack of 20,000 primary school teachers.
Kaduna State Government had conducted an examination for primary school teachers in the state and said 68 per cent of the teachers did not pass the primary four pupils’ exam at excellent level.
The NUT Chairman in Zaria Local Government Area, Malam Yahaya Abbas, said on Monday that the teachers were compelled to seek God’s intervention over the planned sack.
Abbas said, “Majority of our members here are Muslims and we do not have anywhere to lodge our complaint except to our creator.
“Therefore, we intend to start a three-day fasting on Oct. 17, in addition to prayers, to seek God’s intervention on the planned mass sack of our members whom government said did not pass its examination.
“There is no way for everybody to score “A” grade in an examination; that is 75 per cent, this is not what was agreed with the union representatives.
“The agreement was that the pass mark should be 60 per cent not 75 per cent. Again, the result of the examination is not yet out but the government said it will sack 20,000 teachers.”