The Delta State government has cancelled the recent transfer of over 4,500 secondary school teachers across the state by the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB).
The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah, in a statement on Sunday, said that with the increasing rate of COVID-19 infections across the country, which has already affected the adjusted academic calendar, transferring teachers at this time will lead to further loss of academic hours as the affected teachers will need time to adjust and settle down in their new schools.
The Commissioner, therefore, directed the PPEB to cancel the posting immediately and called on the affected teachers to remain in their duty posts as students return to school for their second term academic activities on tomorrow Monday.
Mr Ukah assured that the state government is working round the clock to put necessary measures in place to curtail the spread of the virus in the state, especially among pupils, students and teachers.
