Edo State Government has been lashed by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for the competency test conducted for the primary and secondary school teachers in the state by disregarding the injunction of the National industrial Court in Abuja, restraining the government from conducting the test as there was teachers suit before the court.
This was contained in a statement by the NBA Benin branch Chairman, Mr. O. Akere. He said “We wish to remind the Edo State Government that the strict observance of the rule of law as a fundamental pillar of democracy and adherence to due process are some of the indices by which a responsible government is assessed. The colossal failure of the said competency test is a demonstration of the fact that a determined legitimate resolve of a people cannot be defeated even with the barrel of a gun.”
He commended the teachers who refused to write the competency test and said “we are also in receipt of information that there is a clandestine move by the Edo State Government to remove from payroll, names of workers whose years of service were legitimately extended as a result of study leave without pay.”
NBA advised the state government to desist from challenging the sensibility of the people, disobeying the rule of law and advise that government to stop the unlawful and disgraceful step.
Reminding the government of one of its responsibility, he said that the government should do things to boost the workers’ welfare and not things to undermine it, as the decision to extend the services of workers who went on study leave without pay was a decision of the Federal Executive Council in 2006, which was subsequently adopted by the Edo State Executive Council.
“Even if the Edo State Executive Council decides to reverse its decision on the issue, such reversal should not be retro-active,” it said.
Competency test: NBA attacks Edo State Government
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