Six teachers in the service of the Oyo State government have been demoted, over involvement in examination malpractice during the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) announced the demotion of the affected teachers via a letter by Orowale M. I. on behalf of the commission’s chairman, addressed to the Tutor-General in the Saki zone of the state.
Those demoted included Ogunkunle Musibau O., from Grade 14 to 13, and Popoola Akeem Abiola, from Grade 8 to 7, both from Owo Community Grammar School, Owo.
Others demoted are Mustapha Bolanle Nureni, from Grade 15 to 14, Ahmed Adamu Ademola, from Grade 10 to 9, Titilola Ajeleye John, from Grade 10 to 9, and Adegbola Abraham Titilope, from Grade 8 to 7.
The four teachers are from Progressive Secondary Grammar School in Tede.
The commission said the decision to demote the affected teachers was a result of the findings of the panel set up to investigate them.
It added that the panel found the affected teachers guilty.
