By Hamilton Nwosa
Delta State government has nullified the previous transfer of about 4,500 secondary school teachers across the state which was carried out by the Delta State Post Primary Educated Board(PPEB).
Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education announced the cancellation in a statement on Sunday. The Commissioner responsible for the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Delta state, Mr Patrick Ukah in a statement in Asaba rationalized the cancellation on the need to halt the escalating cases of Covid-19 incidents across the state.
According to Ukah, the nullification of the earlier approved transfer of about 4,500 secondary school teachers was predicated on the imperative of de-escalating the increasing wave of cases of the dreaded Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country.
He said: “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.”
According to the Commissioner, the PPEB has been accordingly asked to scrap the previously announced postings of about 4,500 secondary school teachers across Delta state with immediate effect.
Ukah also urged the designated teachers to remain at their current stations and disregard the earlier announced postings. This directive is coming amid resumption of students for their second term academic activities Monday.
The Commissioner also assured all that the government of Delta State was working assiduously in order to “put necessary measures in place to curtail the spread of the disease in the state, especially among pupils, students and teachers.”
