Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has axed no
fewer than 16 teachers at Elo High School, Ayetoro Ekiti, for allegedly using
their pupils as labourers on their farms during school hours.
Fayose gave the directive in Ado Ekiti while receiving
the report of a team led by the Deputy Governor, Dr Kolapo Olusola, that went
to the school for a preliminary investigation.
According to a statement on Sunday by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, the governor took the action following
complaints from parents that their children were being made by some of their
teachers to work on their farms during school hours.
The statement read in part, “Some of the affected
students, who were brought to the Government House, Ado Ekiti, said under the
guise of doing practical agriculture, their teachers took them to their private
farms at least twice a week during official hours to work for at least 30
minutes.
“One of them, Oluyeye Femi, a JSS 3 pupil, said
though the school has a farm where pupils are expected to work once a week,
some teachers capitalise on that to take them to their private farms to weed
and make heaps.
“A member of the National Youth Service Corps posted
to the school, Miss Giredana Enogha, said when she got to the school last June,
the situation was like a farm settlement. She added that the pupils were not
encouraged to do any other thing than to go to farm all day.
“This is sheer slavery. The teachers mentioned must
be suspended immediately. The principal, who just got there two months ago, is
exempted
“But the former principal, who has been posted to
somewhere in Ilasa Ekiti, must be investigated as well. Those that have taught
in the school since 2012 must be investigated.
“Any teacher who uses pupils as farm workers will
have himself to blame. That is slavery and I will tackle it. Pupils are taken
to farms under the guise of doing agricultural practical. Those indicted will
not go unpunished. This is not nice and it is uncalled for.”
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