The Amalgamated Rural Teachers of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has demanded that Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Lazarus Dokora should resign within 24 hours. The teachers claim that Dokora has lost the respect of his subordinates, teachers, parents and ordinary Zimbabwean due to his ill-advised education policies. They warn that if Dokora does not resign they will stage peaceful protest across the country.
Here is the association’s letter:
AMALGAMATED RURAL TEACHERS UNION OF ZIMBABWE
The Minister
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Ambassador House
Harare20 November 2017
Dear Sir
RE: DEMAND FOR YOUR RESIGNATION AS MINISTER OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
The above refers to Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz), which demands that your, Dr Lazarus Dokora resign forthwith as Minister of Primary and Secondary Education.
It is our collective resolution as representatives of teachers that you totally failed to discharge your duties in this crucial sector which has resulted in a number of challenges facing the education system today. You have also deliberately chosen to be arrogant and authoritarian in discharging your mandate making it difficult to engage in sincere dialogue with your office.
Furthermore, you have lost the respect of teachers, your subordinates in the ministry, parents and generality of Zimbabweans.
In light of this, it is apparent that you resign immediately and allow for the sector to start critical reforms.
Failure to resign immediately, or within 24 hours, will leave us with no choice but to stage series of nationwide Peaceful street protests demanding that you step down.
We hope you will show remorse for your ill-advised education policies by resigning from your post as a Minister We pray that you have the conscience to realize that your continued stay will only lead to more problems in the education sector
Sincerely.
For and on behalf of ARTUZ
Obert Masaraure
National President
at last
May the union enlighten the nation on the specific ill advised policies .
What us the evidence of the total failure by the Hon Minister Dokora in his discharge of his duties and the arrogance or authoritarianism .
In other words the onus lies with Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe to substantiate their claims because there is a lot of evidence pointing to the contrary .