The Chairman of State Universal Basic Education Board, Delta State, SUBEB, Samuel Mariere, has started, what could be term as ethnic cleansing of education staff in both Primary and Post Primary Schools especially in Delta North Senatorial District of the State embedded with sexual harassments of female staff as revealed by authoritative sources.
According to the sources, his target are natives under the teaching and non teaching sections being supervised by SUBEB in cognizance with the Local Education Authority.
Recent information reaching ZN as sources confirmed , revealed that the screening exercise, transfers of teachers and non teachers and suspension of staff that recently went on in Delta North Schools, were solely executed by him out of hatred, envy, ethnic vexations, alleged refusals of some female teachers’ to his sexual overtures and animosity of his lady friend, Gladys Isiekpere with some staff.
More revelation to ZN exposed that Mariere ‘s action of staff transfers was solely carried out at night in Afloview Hotel, Mariam Babangida Way, Asaba, where he converted to his office, waisting state funds.
Those affected by Mariere’s actions were mostly married women from Delta North that turned down his night invite to the hotel, confirmed ZN sources.
Efforts were made severally by ZN to reach Mariere in regards to the issues but proved abortive.
On some occasions, ZN went to his office but was told by his aides that he was not around even when he was in the office.
Another disheartening information garnered by ZN from the sources,was that, Mariere has before now boasted that before the completion of his office tenure he would relieve most teachers and non teachers of Delta North extractions of their positions replacing them with people from his constituent.
Concerning Gladys Isiekpere, sources told ZN that Mariere has concluded plans pulling her out from her present school to a bigger lucrative school in Asaba.
Even one of the Heads of the Personnel Management in Local Education Authority, has been posted from Asaba to Oghara, for trying to advise him, that he has administratively crossed his functions with his actions.
Affected workers are calling on the State Governor, who has a listening ear to come to their aid by cancelling the screening, transfers and suspension of staff executed by Mariere, which were done with vengeance and not in good faith.
More so, some of the functions carried out by him did not fall under his purview but under the civil service rules.
Mariere, is a political appointee ,as such he has his boundaries. He is advised to go and read the Constitution or rules of the civil service commission of Delta State, as it affects the SUBEB, which he is presently the Chairman.
