BY DAYO JOHNSON
AKURE— ABOUT 250 teachers including principals have been retired by the Ondo state government for allegedly falsifying their records to avert early exit from the state civil service, even as the government commenced the redeployment of 296 principals and 581 Vice Principal across the state under its re articulation of public secondary schools.

Speaking in Akure, Chairman of the State Teaching Service Commission STESCOM, Fola Amure, said that the re deployment of the Principals had been completed while that of their Vice would soon be completed.

He explained that the redeployment was due to a directive from the Federal government.

On the retirement of the teachers, the Chairman said teachers who started their teaching career with grade two teachers certificate were discovered to have falsified their records.

According to him, “they resulted into this for fear of earlier exit from the service having served for more than 35 years. Ordinarily those found to have falsified their records ought to have been prosecuted, but in the spirit of the Caring Heart Policy of the present administration in the state, they were asked to proceed on retirement with immediate effect.

“All other teachers who are overdue for retirement due to the mandatory length of service are to proceed on retirement.”

On the re articulation, the Chairman said: “The posting of the principal are within the five zones that make up the state.”

Giving the breakdown, Amure said that 60 principals were affected in Akoko, 58 in Akure ,29 in Owo, 83 in Ondo and 67 in Okitipupa zone.

According to him the redeployment were done after consideration for seniority, competence and the past records of the principals.

These he noted included marital status and geographical locations to avoid family dislocation.