Executive Chairman of the Cross River State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Fidelia Okpo Ene, has directed that queries be issued to the teachers and the head teachers in some schools in the state, who were absent at their duty posts when she embarked on an unscheduled visit to some schools in Cross River’s Southern Senatorial District, to deter others teachers from absenteeism.
Ene gave this approval in Calabar, the state capital, when she commenced unscheduled visits to schools, as part of efforts by her board to ensure effective school management and continuous monitoring of teaching and learning activities in Cross River State public schools,
Accompanied by the Board Member II, Theresa Essien and Director of Quality Assurance, the Chairman first visited St. Patrick’s Primary School Adiabo, Odukpani Local Government Area, and found only 12 out of 35 teachers in school at 7:59 a.m. 30 pupils could be counted at the time of the visit.
At St. Augustine Primary School Ikot Omin, Calabar, the Chairman met 45 staff members out of 56, with 50 learners present at 8:40 a.m. A member of staff, Eunice Enyi, was issued a personal query for deceptively entering attendance for one Grace Eyong, who was visibly absent from duty.
She had high praise for Redeemer Lutheran Primary School, Calabar South, where all staff members were present and accounted for at the time of her visit. She commended staff of the school for their diligence and punctuality to work, as teaching and learning activities were in progress.
The Executive Chairman came clear that the Bassey Otu administration is committed to revitalizing the state’s education system, which requires collective efforts from everyone to achieve the desired outcomes.
Credit: Beatrice Odobi
