The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State has spoken out against an official directive compelling public school teachers and headteachers to participate in a meeting with Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Afolabi Orekoya, a media aide to the PDP governorship candidate, the memo surfaced recently regarding an event planned for August 3, 2026, at the Alake Pavilion in Abeokuta.
This instruction reportedly originated from the Chairman of the Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and the local head of the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON), allegedly following orders from the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). The memo framed this mandatory attendance as a fulfillment of administrative duties.
Orekoya criticized the move as an improper use of authority, arguing that state agencies lack the legal standing to force educators to abandon their classrooms for a partisan political gathering. The PDP highlighted the requirement for staff to wear specific attire as evidence that the event is a forced political display rather than a professional meeting. The party maintains that the civil service should remain neutral and that educators must not be treated as political instruments for the ruling party.
Instead of acting as a political mobilization arm, the PDP urged TESCOM and SUBEB to prioritize urgent issues such as failing infrastructure and teacher welfare. The opposition party encouraged civil servants to maintain their professional integrity and focus on their duties to the state rather than yielding to political pressure.
