Kano State Government, on Friday, ordered the immediate suspension of three principals of public secondary schools in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state for dereliction of duty.
A statement by the state Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education, Ameen Yassar, said the State Commissioner for Education, Umar Doguwa, announced the suspension shortly after visiting the schools between 9am and 10am on Friday and discovered that the affected principals had yet to report to their duty posts.
The affected schools are; Government Girls Secondary School Dawanau; Government Girls Secondary School, Kwa, and Government Arabic Secondary School, Dawanau.
“From the checks he conducted, all of the three officers have routinely absconded from work on Fridays for quite some time.”
“This administration will not condone truancy, lateness or any form of official misconduct, therefore, these principals are suspended forthwith,” he said.
Yassar also said the commissioner further directed that new and competent principals be posted to the three schools immediately to ensure that academic activities were not disrupted.
He added that Doguwa also directed that four teachers at the GGSS Kwa and two at the GASS Dawanau be queried for truancy.
“The action of these principals and teachers depicts unseriousness. We are a serious government and we will not allow uncommitted people to ruin our education plans,” he warned.