Lagos State Government Suspends School Principal Who Allowed Journalist To Take Photos Of Students Using Window Panes As 'Desks'

***I guess one of the principles of Bureaucracy is at play here***

The Lagos state government has suspended the Principal of Ikeja Grammar School, Lagos, for allowing a reporter into the school to take pictures of the school's terrible state of furnitures.

Punch newspaper, last Saturday reported with photos, the negligence of the school by the state Ministry of Education. Pupil were seen in the pictures taking lessons through the windows, while some turned the widows to their class desks.

But having been embarrassed by the report, the state government suspended the school principal for allowing a journalist to take pictures of classes and students.

Even with the report that the Principal was not on seat when the journalist visited the school, top officials of the Education Ministry have decided to hold him responsible for the revelation.

A teacher who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the principal was removed from her position just to punish her over the report that went viral.

The teacher said, "This is more serious than you think; you have put this school in trouble. The education 'oga' (commissioner) and other state officials summoned the principal on Monday and she has been removed from her position.

"She was asked to start reporting to the office of the permanent secretary of the ministry of education as from Tuesday."

Relatively, it has been revealed that another teacher who was in class when the photographs were taken has equally been queried. She is to explain how a Journalist could be allowed into the classroom when she was in class.

Another source has revealed that a teacher, a head of department, is also facing the ministry's 'fire' with regard to the said publication.

The Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, having read the story admitted that the school was facing some challenges, and had promised to tackle the issue of furniture immediately.

She said, "Thank you for your observation; as I write, chairs are being supplied and before too long, it will go round the schools,"

However report says no new chairs have been supplied to the school as at Friday evening.