Bauchi Govt., Women Teachers Disagree Over Automatic Employment | Tellwell Newspaper
From Ahmad Saka, Bauchi
Crisis has ensued between a group of women teachers in Bauchi State and the state’s Commissioner of Education over what the women alleged as breach of disagreement by the commissioner on automatic employment for them.
Tellwell Newspaper gathered that the 1000 women teachers were sponsored by the United Nations Children fund (UNICEF) for a 3-year National Certificate of Education NCE course on the agreement that they would be get automatic employment to teach in their communities.
The protesting complain to journalists that the Education Ministry had still not employee them, pleading with Appeal to the Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, and all stakeholders in education in the state to intervene in the matter in the interest of Justice and fairness.
The Women, who Spoke to spoke through Maryam Yusuf Shall, Maryam Ahmad Jauro and Saraya Waziri, alleged that they completed the three years NCE course at the Aminu Saleh College of Education Azare, going by the agreement.
However, they complained, instead of the Ministry to employ them automatically, in fulfilment of the Ministry’s part of the agreement, the commissioner of Education, Dr Aliyu Tilde, introduced examinations which, they alleged, were marred by malpractices, leading to the passing of a set of teachers, who did not undergo the NCE course with them, while they were failed and, therefore, not employed.
They appealed to the governor and his wife, Hajiya Aishatu Lami Bala, to intervene to wipe away their tears and ensure justice and fairness in their situation.
The Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Aliyu Tilde, in his response, said that 700 out of the 1,000 women, that were trained in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), failed Mathematics, English and Essay meant for Primary Six pupils.
He said the government would not mortgage the future of millions of learners by employing unqualified teachers.
“Government was ready to employ all of them only if they passed the recruitment test,” he assured, saying, “We tested them on Primary Six Mathematics, English and Essay and because of their massive failure, we employed those who scored, at least, 50 per cent in Mathematics or English and Grade C in English.”
The commissioner assured that the government had kept its side of the bargain but they didn’t study well enough to pass their test.
