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Abia Headmistress Demoted for Allegedly Embarassing Ikpeazu’s Wife

  • Date of Occurrence
    March 29, 2017
  • State/Country
    Abia State, Nigeria
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Maryleen Ezichi, a headmistress of a primary school at Amaetiti Asaga Ohafia in the Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State was reportedly demoted for complaining about non-payment of teachers’ salaries to Nkechi Ikpeazu, the wife of the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. She was reportedly demoted to the position of a classroom teacher.

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Maryleen Ezichi's right to expression and information was infringed. Ezichi was transferred to the Ukwa-East Local Government Area — about 140 kilometers from her former school — to serve as a deterrent for her ‘impunity and lack of respect for constituted authority’.

Details
  • State/Country
    Abia State
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria give people freedom of the right to expression and the right to hold and impart information.
  • Source
    http://punchng.com/abia-headmistress-demoted-for-embarrassing-ikpeazus-wife/
Location
  • Abia State, Nigeria

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Region
  • South East
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Expression
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Female

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