Anambra House of Assembly my Plea for intervention by MNE.

Good Morning my STATE ASSEMBLY,

I come in Peace just to call your attention to a grave mistake you did on Confirmation of Commisioners, and such mistake is not needed at all, if not it will get to when we will be craving for return of Akpokue who we all labeled the worst Governor.

Truth is that previous House members were just STAMP used in analog letters not even Rubber stamp, they simply allowed the Governor to do what he want as if the House are just kids that come for moonlighting. 

The duties of House of Assembly is to serve as oversight committee, they can query the wrongs of the Government and if the Governor became deaf or hard hearing, a motion will either make him Wise of make another the Governor, as once impeached by the house, the process is rigorous. 

Certain errors of Commissioners should be addressed by the house, not necessary the Governor who they are reporting to and who may find it difficult bringing down the hammer. 

Standing on that missing Governmental  protocol, I petition the house on an OPEN EPISTLE for intervention on the disaster we have at ministry of Education,though my intervention is as Minority Opinion writer in South East. 

Let me start with those cleared to hold offices, especially the commissioners, where professor Amuche Azu, a senior advocate of Nigeria is serving on a very wrong corridor . 

He was interviewed and given Commissioner for Lands, where as Professor sylva ifemeje become ATTORNEY GENERAL of the state, not only it sound odd but it did not add up, I may be wrong but I am sure it is a blunder. 

He should be the ATTORNEY GENERAL because as a SAN, he know the Law better , can interpret the law and can stand gidigbam, there is no way he will be in the system and his junior will mount a factory fitted Job he will fit into. 

 Kindly self review other positions and make some reshuffle.. 

 Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Silvester Ezeakanwa.

The  confirmed Commissioners are Mr Ifeatu Chinedu (Finance), 

Prof. Ofonze Amucheazi (Lands) 

Mr Ifeanyi Okoma (Works), 

Ms Chiamaka Nnake (Budget) 

Dr Afam Obidike (Health), 

Mr Patrick Agha-mba (Youth Development), Mrs Ifeyinwa Obinabo (Women/Children Afairs), 

Dr Obinna Ugonnadi, Mr Julius Chukwuemeka (Power/Water Resources), Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh (Education).

Others are Mr Paul Nwosu (Information),  Dr Foster Ihejiofor (Agriculture), 

Mrs Patricia Igwebuike (Transport), 

Mr Felix Odimegwu (Environment), 

Mr. Chikodi Anara (Home Land Afairs), Prof. Chika Ifemeje (Attorney General/Commissioner for Justice), Mr Collins Nwabunwanne (Local Government Affairs), Mr Donatus Onyeji (Culture/Entertainment), Mr. Anthony Ifeanya (Petroleum) and Mr Paulinus Onyeaka (Housing). 

Then moving down to Education, one who is arrogant, unsocialable were made the Commisioner, I won't discuss much about her arrogant display which she started at ANSU, but how she insulted Teachers who are dedicating thier lives to teach our wards at peanut salary that won't even serve as transportation cost to the Job location , as against lecturers who doesn't offer lectures but take salaries, then she added  parents to list of her casualty. 

on the employment that was concluded by the out gone government, and whereas it was agreed that there will be continuity but she over ruled and despised the pact made by former Government with TEACHERS. 

This ongoing Teachers recruitment was a direct affront between the teachers recruited as PTA teachers and absorbed by the Government, they have worked for 7 months without pay, what she did was to down grade them from being Government employed back to PTA subsidiary. 

If the PTA teachers are that bad, why not sack them and bring into service those deemed qualified than allowing them to continue teaching same classes but at a lower pay, which comes from hands of the Parents instead of that of the Government. 

I am not arguing if they are qualified or not, if they are not qualified, why moving them back to continue teaching same class, same subject but losers pay cheque?. 

Some of them have been teaching for years as PTA staff in  various schools.

 

" Personally,this year makes is my 12 years in the service receiving peanut as renumeration all because of the failure of our government." as complained by a teacher who is affected by the present charade. 

Continuing, the complainant said and I quote "It got to a point prior to election last year,the then government decided to upgrade some PTA STAFF that have worked in schools within Anambra to Government paid staff. Through the principal's and Headmistress,the list was forwarded to the Asubeb and PPSSC for considerations.

We were called for a CBT exams on July  after which some names were shortlisted and published in all media platforms.

In secondary section which I belong to,we are less than 450 successful candidates while the primary section was around 600 in number.

We assumed duties on 3rd of November and were given appointment letter which was signed before swearing in of Soludo.

Surprisingly and disappointedly, we all received directives from  different school heads requesting for us to reapply.

This came as a surprise to me cos government should be bold enough to write a letter terminating the appointments but they chose to keep it on that ground.

On hearing this,we went to the state Secretariat and met with the permanent secretary whom bluntly told us to reapply.

We waited and met with the commissioner for Education and she reemphasized that we should reapply. 

We asked about the arrears of the 7 months that we have suffered without being given a dime. She said that she can only plead on our behalf to be paid starting from the time Soludo took over that there is no money in the state. 

All efforts to draw the attention of the Governor has proved abortive. We don't want to go on a protest but have thrice, mounted ourselves at the gate of the government house with nobody showing interest in us.

I feel that pushing us back to the labour force which we all know is congested is very harsh and governance being a continua, Soludo haven't inherited Willie's seat should inherit both the good and the bad it comes with.

Making us to be victim of the maladministration of the past government is bad and have already pushed some to depression while some of us that choose to keep making end live legitimately may consider otherwise ." end of quote.

The above Lamentation should not be coming from our teachers as they will take it out on our students.

Now you witnessed how the commissioner started another examination for the already examined and passed teachers, just to make sure that the new ones recruited are royal to her.

Imagine many of them slept in the open because of the examination point is far away and exam held late in the Night while the Commisioner is sound asleep under air-conditioned suite.

Many of the antiquated computers used for the exam should be used to fill Pot holes than allowing same to be at Cyber places as if we are cursed.

The Exam was done with prejudice, and those Old women and Men the commissioner insulted should be paid with her 3 months salary as deterrent.

Unless there is something else she is good at, I move a citizen motion that the Commisioner for Education shall be removed with prejudice, not only from her position but from all public and academic places...pog