By David Dari

The Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board is set to sack unqualified primary school teachers. 
has inaugurated a seven(7) man implementation committee to disengage all teachers without requisite teaching qualification in line with Federal Ministry of Education directive.

The Executive Chairman, Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Hon. Muhammad Musa Dan’azimi, made this known while inaugurating a seven man implementation committee on Thursday at the subeb headquarters in Lafia.

Represented by the Board Secretary Hajia Hashiya Ahmed, said there are an estimated 1251 teachers without requisite teaching qualification still teaching in our primary schools across the state.

He stressed that the committee have been given the mandate to take every necessary step to ensure that, the affected teachers are registered with National Teachers Institute ( NTI) and College of Education, Akwanga to obtain requisite teaching qualification.

“I therefore,charge you to live above board and justify government confidence reposed on you by carrying out your assignments with due diligence devoid of any sentiments or favour ” the chairman said.

He reiterated that in carrying out teaching profession in Nasarawa State, there will be no tolerance for quackery,just as no teacher will be allow to teach in any of our primary schools without requisite teaching qualification.

Dan’azimi assured the committee board’s mandate and support at all times as it embarks on this important assignment.

In his remarks, the implementation committee and Director, planning, Research and Statistics,Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Mal. Isah Eyah, thanked the management of SUBEB for finding them worthy to this onerous tasks and promised to justified the confidence reposed on them.

It will be would be recalled that the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu warned unqualified teachers to either acquire requisite qualification or disengage from teaching profession on or before December 31, 2019.

The composition of implementation committee members are, Director, Planning, Research and Statistics SUBEB to served as chairman, Education Secretary Karu member, State NUT chairman member, other committee members include State AOPSHOP secretary member, State NAPTAP secretary member, State NASU Chairman member and SUBEB Zonal Officer, Lafia  Secretary.