Akwa Ibom: Sacked 5,000 Teachers Beg For Akpabio’s Intervention
The 5,000 Akwa Ibom teachers sacked by the immediate past administration of Udom Emmanuel have begged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio to intervene on their behalf.
The aggrieved teachers were employed in April 2015, less than a month before the expiration of Akpabio’s tenure as governor of the state but sacked in October 2016 by Emmanuel’s administration.
The affected teachers had instituted legal action against Governor Emmanuel’s administration, and for eight years they were in court seeking to be reabsorbed but without success.
It could be recalled that Emmanuel through the then Head of the State Civil Service, Mrs. Ekereobong Akpan had explained that the teachers were hurriedly employed without due process.
In a statement yesterday in Uyo the State coordinator of the sacked 5000 teachers, Comrade Edidiong Etop Udi and the secretary, comrade Ubong Akpan Obot appealed to the Senate President to come to their aid, saying they are suffering untold hardship.
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The statement reads: “Your Excellency sir, recall that during your reign as the uncommon Governor of Akwa Ibom state, about 5,000 teachers were duly employed after undergoing a meticulous selection process.
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“Aptitude test was conducted by Akwa Ibom State secondary education board at the University of Uyo town campus to ascertain that the applicants are fit for the teaching job.
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