Outrage in Kebbi as Teacher Suspended for Rejecting Ramadan Palliative, Criticizing Govt

A Kebbi State school teacher, Abduljalal Usman, has reportedly been suspended for three months without pay after he rejected a Ramadan palliative and criticized what he described as bad governance. According to sources, he declined "one mudu of maize and one mudu of millet" offered under a state relief program during the fasting period. A suspension letter from the Dandi Local Government Education Authority cited "negligence of duty" but did not state the specific act. Critics say the punishment followed his refusal of the gesture and his public comments. They described the action as bias, incompetence, and an abuse of power, and argued that teachers should not be sanctioned for expressing their views. Some also noted the irony that Governor Nasir Idris was once a classroom teacher.

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