A school teacher in Kebbi State, Abduljalal Usman, has reportedly been suspended for three months after criticising the Ramadan palliative distributed by the state government.
Usman shared a video on his Facebook page on Wednesday expressing disappointment over the food items given to teachers as Ramadan support by the administration of Nasir Idris.
In the video, which was recorded in Hausa, the teacher displayed the items he received — one mudu (a local measurement bowl) of rice and one mudu of millet — saying the package was too small to be considered meaningful support.
“As a school teacher, this is what His Excellency has given me as Ramadan support,” Usman said while showing the food items.
The clip quickly went viral on social media, with the teacher insisting that the assistance did not reflect the effort teachers put into their work.
Two days after posting the video, Usman revealed that he had been suspended from duty for three months. He believes the suspension was connected to the viral video in which he criticised the palliative.
However, a suspension letter issued by the Dandi Local Government Education Authority stated that he was suspended without salary for “negligence and defaulting in duty.”
Attempts to get clarification from the Kebbi State Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education were unsuccessful, as officials contacted said they were unaware of the situation.