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       Ajimobi Pardons 1,000 SackedTeachers
       By: Ebenezer Date: August 20, 2013, 12:51 pm
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       No fewer than 1,000 secondary school teachers, who were relieved
       of their jobs by the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM),
       some months ago due to age falsification, have been pardoned by
       Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
       The affected teachers could not hide their happiness as they
       were full of praises for the governor for tempering justice with
       mercy.
       The governor, while addressing the teachers at the House of
       Chiefs secretariat in Ibadan, said his administration decided to
       review their cases after persistent interventions by the
       Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and stakeholders in the
       education sector.
       He said a committee had been put in place to review the cases of
       the affected teachers, stressing that those with falsified ages
       wouldhave their ages regularized and be finally reinstated,
       while those already due for retirement would be allowed to
       retire and bepaid their entitlements.
       Governor Ajimobi described teaching as a noble profession,
       saying his administration would continue to place great emphasis
       on integrity in the state civil service, especially among
       teachers who are responsible for the training of future leaders.
       The governor said even though his administration had a zero
       tolerance for fraudand corruption, there was the need to
       thoroughly review the cases to ensure that the legal maxim that
       said it was better to set 99 guilty free than to allow a single
       righteousto suffer injustice, was fulfilled.
       “I want to assure you that before the end of the month, we would
       have concluded the review of all the cases and we would forgive
       and pardon many of you,” the governor said.
       Some of the affected teachers, on their part, publicly admitted
       that they falsified their agesand pleaded for pardon and
       eventual reinstatement, pledging that they would never be
       involved in such fraudulent act again throughout their remaining
       years in service.
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