The Education Officers have meanwhile given a seventy-two hours’ ultimatum for Cllr. Brown to withdraw his petition, thus threatening legal action if he fails to do so.
PAYNESVILLE- Education Officers around the country have distanced themselves from a purported petition filed on their behalf by the chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights, Cllr. Dempster Brown.
By Francis G. Boayue
Cllr. Dempster Brown on November 26, 2024, filed a petition for the alternative rate of prohibition before Justice in Chamber Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay against the Ministry of Education on behalf of aggrieved EOs for alleged unlawful replacement by the MOE, failing to list names of those aggrieved EOs.
The aggrieved Education Officers, on Monday, reacting to Cllr. Brown’s petition in Paynesville, through Abraham Y. Siaway, disassociated all DEOs from Cllr. Brown’s petition, noting that at no time have they complained the Ministry of Education to Cllr. Brown.
“We, the aggrieved Education Officers (EOs) write to complain to the Minister of Education, Dr. Jarso M. Jallah, and express serious concerns regarding the current unlawful removal of Education Officers (EOs) without their tenure expired,” Abraham Y. Siaway said.
“We the undersigned, would like to categorically disassociate ourselves from this unsigned letter, and hereby clearly state for the record that we are not a party to any group that allegedly petitioned Cllr. T. Dempster Brown to execute a lawsuit on our behalf,” he noted.
He said “Cllr. Brown’s besides being an outright Violation of the Education Reform Act of 2011 (the “Act”), which is evidently marked by a glaring lack of transparency, as well as disregards for the established procedural guideline.
According to him, the aggrieved communication underscored the swift intervention of Cllr. Brown “given the enormity of the situation and their desire to maintain the peace, stability, and avoid engaging in any action that may negatively impact the education sector we seek your intervention on the matter, their communication added.
Abraham Y Siaway further expressed deep concern over the fraudulent manner in which their names were used by Cllr. Dempster Brown in his petition to the Justice in Chamber, adding that “we have given him no such authority to bring a lawsuit in our name or interest, terming the petition as fraudulent and detrimental.”
The Education Officers have meanwhile given a seventy-two hours’ ultimatum for Cllr. Brown to withdraw his petition, thus threatening legal action if he fails to do so.
“We give him seventy-two hours to withdraw his dubious partition in our name, or else we’re going to use this same court process against him,” Siaway added.
Highlighting the integrity of the Ministry of Education’s recent requirement process, Abraham Y Siaway affirmed the conduct of a “transparent and competitive process, which resulted in the successful hiring of Education The officers reaffirmed their commitment to advancing educational reform, ensuring that education delivery remains in the hands of qualified educators.
Siaway meanwhile reechoed the officers’ commitment and determination to remain focused on their roles, thus distancing themselves from any act that would undermine the advancement of education in Liberia.
