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BREAKING News: Buhari Backs Gov. El-Rufai's Planned Sack of 22,000 Kaduna Teachers

Posted by Odinaka on Mon 13th Nov, 2017 - tori.ng

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, declared support for Governor Nasir El-Rufai's plans to sack about 22,000 teachers who failed a competency test.

Gov. El Rufai and President Buhari

The primary school reform being undertaken by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna who had announced plans to sack about 22,000 teachers who failed a competency test, has been supported by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday.

According to Premium Times, President Buhari expressed his stance at a special retreat of the Federal Executive Council in Abuja.

I just opened a Special Retreat of the Federal Executive Council on the challenges facing Nigeria's education sector. We've brought together Government officials, academic experts, civil society and development institutions for this all-important conversation.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) November 13, 2017

I touched on the situation in Kaduna, where Gov @elrufai is trying to implement important reforms. It's a very serious situation when teachers cannot pass the exams they're supposed to administer to their students. It underscores the urgent need for comprehensive national reform.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) November 13, 2017

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