The Warri South Local
Government Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has urged the Delta
State Government not to deal in “Isolation” with Mrs. Vero Igbigwe, Headteacher
of Okotie-Eboh Primary School II, Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area of the
state, following the video of little Success which has gone viral online.
DAILY POST recalls that a
pupil of the school, Success Adegor had in the video which went viral after she
was driven out of school over the inability of her parents to pay for her
school fees said, “Dem go flog, flog, dem go tire”.
Embarrassed by the trending
video, the Delta State Government quickly suspended the Headteacher, Mrs. Vero
Igbigwe, pending the outcome of a formal enquiry to issues of unauthorised
levies and fees she (the headteacher) allegedly imposed in the school.
Reacting, the NUT insisted
that all parties involved in the illegal collection of levies and fees in the
public school should be brought to justice.
The Chairman of the Warri
South Chapter of NUT, Comrade Confidence Ikuejawa made the assertion in a chat
with newsmen, yesterday.
Comrade Ikuejawa explained
that the illegal collection of fees was done in collaboration by the
Headteacher with persons from different quarters.
According to Ikuejawa, “The
Ministry of Education is involved, the Management of the school authority is
involved, the Local Education Authority, LEA is involved.
“When you see the way they
design the money, everybody has his own part.
“So, if they want to bring
that woman to book, all parties involved should be brought to book. The woman
should not be dealt with in isolation because she didn’t act on her own.
“The woman did not even
have the right or power to collect money without taking directive from higher
quarters.”
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