Teacher In Edo State who could Not Read Her Own Certificate

It was a drama of sorts during the
verification
exercise of primary school teachers'
certificates in Edo State on Tuesday as one
of
the teachers in the state, Mrs. Augusta
Odemwingie, could not read a sworn
affidavit
she tendered as part of her credentials.
Mrs. Odemwingie teaches at Asologun
Primary School, Ikpoba Okha local
government area of Benin City, Governor
Adams Oshiomhole, who paid an
unscheduled visit to the State Staff Training
Centre venue of the exercise was appalled
that a teacher could not read, saying "if you
can't read, what do you teach the pupils?
What do you write on the board?"
The Chairman of the state chapter of the
Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comrade Patrick
Ikosimi, who was also at the screening to
monitor the exercise, said the woman's
failure was "an embarrassment."
On arrival at the centre, the governor took
time to peruse some of the teachers'
credentials and documents presented.
When Mrs. Odenwingie took her turn during
the exercise, the governor who listened to
her
defence asked her to read the affidavit she
presented.
She stuttered and read the affidavit as if a
kindergarten was learning to read, to the
consternation of everybody around.
It is a PITIABLE PISMAR DISMAR