Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has given a directive that the newly employed 5,394 teachers within the State shouldn’t be posted to areas the place their productiveness could be negatively affected.
He additionally cautioned that postings shouldn’t be used as a punitive measure in opposition to any employee within the state.
Otti made this identified on Friday whereas addressing Abia individuals throughout his month-to-month chat with journalists on the Authorities Home, Umuahia.
The Governor, who stated that his administration was sustaining the strides in provision of high quality schooling, healthcare and infrastructure, stated that the teachers must be posted to the areas the place they may ship their greatest.
“We received a report that individuals have been posted to areas the place they may not function effectively and I gave directions that individuals shouldn’t be posted to the place they may not ship their greatest.
“If someone lives in Ukwa and also you post them to Arochukwu, relocation might be troublesome and that may have an effect on their productiveness”, Otti stated.
Reacting to the allegations by the previous Abia State Commissioner for Info, Eze Chikamnayo that his administration couldn’t account for multi-billion Naira budgeted for faculties and different tasks, Otti dismissed the claims as unfaithful.
Otti, who stated that Chikamnayo was attacking him for refusing to permit him to serve in his administration, challenged the previous Commissioner to go to his Umunnochi native authorities to see the college tasks happening there.
“Any individual got here to me and stated ‘if you happen to put us in payroll we’ll cease writing’ and I stated we is not going to, maintain writing”, Otti stated.
