Level 16 Secondary School teachers
in Edo State has boycotted the Competency Test conducted by the Administrative
College of Nigeria, ASCON, for Civil Servants in the state.
It was gathered that about 900
teachers and other civil servants, in various ministries of the state, were
expected to participate in the examinations, but only about 200 were present at
the examination hall.
The Placards-carrying teachers, in
their numbers, had gathered outside the Imaguero College along Sapele Road,
venue of the examination, to protest the state government’s decision to conduct
the examination.
Speaking to journalists, some of the
teachers described the explanation by the state government that the test
was for promotion to the position of a Permanent Secretary.
Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki,
who spoke to journalists after monitoring the examinations, said it was not
compulsory for the teachers.
The Governor, while saying that it
was unfortunate that many teachers failed to understand reason behind the
examinations, ruled out any promotion for those who did not participate in the
examination.
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