Imo: Gov’t Suspend School Principals Over Extortion
Rochas Okorocha – Imo State Governor[/caption]
The Imo state government has suspended some secondary school principals in the state for involving in collection of illegal fees from parents.
The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Gertrude Ego Oduka stated this in a press statement signed by her Public Relations Officer, PRO, Ofoleta App-Jonnie, in the state capital on Thursday.
The schools affected include Community Secondary School Orogwe, Government Technical College, Owerri and Emmanuel College, also in Owerri.
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The suspended principals were directed to handover relevant documents in their possessions to their subordinates.
The statement read in part, “The commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Gertrude Ego Oduka, has announced the immediate suspension of the Principal of the Community Secondary School, Orogwe, Mr.Gabriel Nwogu of the Senior Section and the Principal of the Government Technical College,
Owerri, Mr Godwin A. Nwaimo of the Senior Section for extortion of money from parents and guardians, thereby causing pains and hardships to them.
“She also announced the immediate suspension of Mr. Hyginus Amaechi, the principal, senior section of Emmanuel College, Owerri for the collection of cutlasses, brooms and tissue papers from the students.
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The statement however hinted that more school principals will be fished out and punished by the government.
“More names of identified erring principals will be announced for suspension. Despite my warnings to the principals on several occasions against any form of extortion under any guise, some of them went ahead to cause pains and hardships to the parents and guardians of the students,” she added.
