– A group is calling for the probe of the Delta state commissioner for basic education, Chiedu Ebie, over the death of four school principals
– The commissioner summoned the principals for an urgent meeting, while on their way to the meeting, four of the principals had accident and died
– The group said the rationale behind the meeting should be probed as the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, had settled with the striking teachers a day prior to the meeting the commissioner called
A group, under the aegis of Congress of Delta State Comrades, has called for an investigation into the situation that led to the avoidable death of four school principals who lost their lives following the invitation of the state commissioner for Basic Education, Chiedu Ebie.
The group, in a statement made available to ZENITHBLOG.com and signed by three coordinators from Delta south, central and north, said the strike which was embarked upon by teachers which paralysed academic activities had been discussed and decisions reached between members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and the state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday, March 23.
Scene of the accident that claimed three principals and one vice principal who were traveling from Ethiope east to Kwale for the meeting summoned by the education commissioner
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But to its chagrin, the commissioner summoned an emergency meeting inviting all principals to attend the meeting in Kwale, headquarters of Ndokwa west local government area of the state a day after the governor had finalised with the NUT members.
The group, which commended the governor for his intervention, wondered why the commissioner should threaten the principals to attend a meeting when the state governor had intervened and settled matters that led to the industrial action with members
The group is of the view that the principals wouldn’t have died had the commissioner not threatened them to attend the meeting which the group queried its rationale.
The statement read in part: “After the Thursday 23rd March 2017 meeting with NUT in the Warri government house annex with the governor, news filtered in that NUT had reached some agreement with the state government.
“In an inexplicable show of power, which does not exist, and the use of all kinds of threat, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, the commissioner of basic education, ordered that all principals must need gather on Friday 24th March 2017 for a meeting, to what end?
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“That is yet to be investigated. But that was the day our teachers, parents (principals) lost their lives while trying to obey an order from the commissioner.
“Congress of Delta State Comrades (CDSC) has wondered aloud, the reason behind the said meeting that led to those avoidable deaths and is therefore calling on His Excellency, the Governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa, to set up an independent panel of inquiry to probe the purpose of the said meeting that led to the death of those principals.
“Democracy must be practiced with the goals of saving lives and properties in the principles of justice, fairness, equity and respect for human life.”
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