The incident reportedly occurred at Odomola Junior Secondary School in the Epe area of the state, when a ten-year-old student was allegedly expelled for wrapping her books with Peter Obi's poster.
Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, the Commissioner for Education, who announced the measure on Wednesday, said the governor had approved the recall of the principal, who would be asked to explain the incident.
“The Lagos State Government, the Ministry of Education and all its agencies will never instruct any school principal, personnel or teacher to act in such a manner,” Adefisayo stated.
Adefisayo also stated that another Odonguyan school principal who was caught on camera promoting her political choice to the students, as shared on social media, had been subjected to appropriate disciplinary measures.
“The Ministry promotes and runs a public school system devoid of politics and political insinuations.
“A thorough investigation of the matter will be carried out and anyone found culpable will be subjected to disciplinary measures as laid down in the civil service rules,” Adefisayo stated.
Marvelous’s mother explained what transpired in her WhatsApp Message, saying “This is to inform you all, that my Daughter Marvelous Barinaadaa, was Exit from Odomola Secondary school today 14th March 2023 by the school Principal, just because my daughter use Peter Obi poster paper to Rap her note Book for school, and this girl is just Ten years old, she didn’t know anything about Politics, but she was sent away from school without informing the parent because they say we support Peter Obi and Labour.
“Please, is this act by the school Principal good, see what the school Principal wrote on that letter? And after we will say we are one Nigerian (sic).”
Reacting to the incident, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a statement on Wednesday, said the ministry is investigating the matter.
According to the commissioner, the Ministry has recalled the principal, who will be asked to explain the incident.
She said neither the Lagos State Government nor the Ministry of Education nor any of its agencies will ever instruct any school principal, personnel, or teacher to act in such a manner.
She assured the public to get to the root of the matter and sanction the principal if truly sent the student back home as alleged, saying such action if really true is unacceptable.
Mrs Adefisayo also explained that another school principal at Odonguyan in Ikorodu, who was caught on camera, as shared on social media, promoting her political choice to the students on the school assembly ground has been subjected to appropriate disciplinary measures.
She said the ministry promotes and runs a public school system devoid of politics and political insinuations. According to the association, Barinada was distributing the posters during school hours, which the principal considered to be a nuisance.
However, the Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who announced the governor’s directive on Wednesday, said that he has approved the recall of the principal, who will be asked to explain the incident.
“The Lagos State Government, the Ministry of Education, and all its agencies will never instruct any school principal, personnel, or teacher to act in such a manner,” Adefisayo stated.
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