Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, the executive chairman of Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has suspended the education secretary of Lafia Local Government, Usman Aliyu, for being absent from his duty post.

Mr Mohammed-Kassim issued the suspension on Thursday in Lafia during his unscheduled visits to some schools and Local Education Authority offices in Lafia.

The visit aimed to supervise staff, assess the quality of teaching and learning, and evaluate facilities and structures for necessary improvements.

Mr Mohammed-Kassim said the suspension followed the education secretary’s inability to be in the office to receive and brief him on the state of affairs of schools under his jurisdiction.

The SUBEB boss said the action would serve as a deterrent to others who may want to sabotage the administration’s well-packaged vision for basic education in the state.

On the shortage of teachers, the SUBEB chairman, who assumed office recently, assured that the board would soon recruit qualified teachers for primary schools.

He said the board would post teachers to schools in rural communities to address the over-concentration of teachers in urban schools.

Mr Mohammed-Kassim also assured that all teachers under the payroll of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) would be absorbed into full-time jobs with the board.

He urged the PTA teachers to exercise patience as modalities are being worked out for their absorption.

The newly appointed executive chairman thanked Governor Abdullahi Sule for the opportunity to serve the state.

He promised to discharge his duty with a high sense of responsibility to support the administration’s success.

(NAN)