The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Edo State says it is against the centralization of the ongoing audit of teachers in the state.
The NUT state Chairman, Patrick Ikosimi, stated this in Benin on Tuesday after a female primary school teacher failed a reading test when the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, visited the venue of the audit.
The union, which said it was in support of the Oshiomhole-led administration commitment to sanitising the education sector, however frowned on the government’s approach in flushing out bad teachers from the school system.
Describing the inability of the teacher to read as a great embarrassment to the union, Ikosimi stressed that he was not surprised at the finding.
The chairman said the union sympathised with the government and expressed the hope that the audit would offer an opportunity for the state to take steps to remove the bad eggs from the system.
Meanwhile, the three kidnapped teachers of Orhogbua Primary School, Ekenwan in Ovia North East Local Government of the state, on Tuesday, regained their freedom.
The teachers – Patience Osadolor, Patience Oroghene and Aisha Momodu – were abducted two weeks ago in the school.
Our correspondent however could not confirm if any ransom was paid before they were set free.