Ogun PDP Condemns Alleged Politicization of Education Sector Over Teachers' Meeting With Yayi
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state government of politicising the education sector following a directive allegedly asking public school teachers and headteachers to attend a meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi.
In a press statement signed by the Media Aide to the Ogun PDP governorship candidate, Afolabi Orekoya, the opposition party condemned what it described as the use of public institutions and civil servants for partisan political mobilisation.
According to the statement, memos circulating within the state's public school system were reportedly issued by leaders of various teachers' bodies following an instruction from the Chairman of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and State Chairman of the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON), Alhaji Comrade Adeosun Tajudeen Adekunle, allegedly acting on the directive of the Executive Chairman of the Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
The PDP claimed that the memos directed all headteachers and teachers in public primary and secondary schools across Ogun State to attend a meeting with Senator Adeola at the Alake Pavilion on August 3, 2026, under the guise of "statutory and administrative duties."
The party argued that there was no legal or administrative basis for compelling teachers to attend what it described as a partisan political gathering, insisting that the directive amounted to an abuse of power and an attempt to weaponise the state civil service for political purposes.
It further alleged that the instruction requiring each branch of teachers to appear in unique attire for easy identification was evidence that the gathering was intended as a political mobilisation exercise rather than an official government function.
Describing the development as "strange, draconian and condemnable," the PDP maintained that the Ogun State civil service, particularly the education sector, should remain insulated from partisan politics.
The opposition party stressed that teachers are nation-builders whose primary responsibility is educating children and should not be compelled to participate in activities that advance the political ambitions of any individual or political party.
The statement also urged the leadership of TESCOM and SUBEB to concentrate on addressing challenges facing public schools, including poor infrastructure, declining education standards and teachers' welfare, instead of allegedly engaging in political mobilisation.
The PDP called on teachers, headteachers and other civil servants in the state to remain professional and resist what it described as intimidation, insisting that their allegiance should be to the state and the laws of the land rather than to political interests.
The party added that it would continue to oppose any attempt to involve public institutions in partisan politics, saying the people of Ogun State were closely monitoring developments.
