The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has pardoned some categories of workers who were found culpable of collecting illegal fees from pupils.
The Executive Chairman, Oyo SUBEB, Nureni Adeniran, who stated this in Ibadan on Thursday, said the pardon was to show compassion to fellow human beings, especially at a time when economic difficulties in Nigeria were biting hard on families of persons either on suspension, without jobs or at the risk of losing jobs.
Adeniran said, “The board has pardoned the headteachers caught collecting illegal fees in some basic schools, despite the recommendations of the disciplinary panel.
“Oyo SUBEB set up a disciplinary committee to review the fate of some workers with issues. The committee came up with recommendations. However, in the spirit of the season, the board has pardoned them.
“For those that have committed offenses, we are all human beings, and because the times are very hard, the board has decided to pardon them. Insha’Allah, we have pardoned the erring officers with different categories of offences and asked them not to try such misdeeds henceforth.”
The meeting was attended by the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, who doubles as a board member, Raji Oladimeji.
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