A resignation letter from a heartbroken primary school teacher in Enugu has surfaced on social media, sparking widespread reactions. The letter, dated October 2, was addressed to the executive chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB) and was penned by Okoro John, an educator at Central School Opanda in Enugu. In the letter shared on Facebook by journalist Wisdom Nwedene, Okoro John, who commenced his teaching role on February 13, 2017, expressed regret over choosing a career in primary education.
He bemoaned the challenges he faced at Central School Opanda and suggested that he would have achieved more if he had embarked on a different professional journey. The disgruntled teacher particularly highlighted the issue of low remuneration, stating that despite the prevailing economic hardships, he was only receiving a monthly salary of N43,000. This, according to Okoro, is insufficient to meet basic needs and navigate the financial challenges of the times. Okoro John also lamented the missed opportunities for personal and professional growth, stating that he could have accomplished more if he had pursued alternative career paths instead of dedicating his time to teaching. The letter reads; “I Okoro John who was employed on 13th day of February, 2017, solemnly wish to resign as a teacher from Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board. I am happy writing this and I regret been a primary school teacher. If I started my journey as an apprentice when I started this work, I could have gone far in business. I can’t combine both work and business, rather I give way to people who need it. What has #43,000 do in this type of economic hardship. I pay house rent, I will feed myself and family, build house and even buy a car. Please do the needful to others so that primary school teacher and education will be great again.
Thanks.” Netizens Reactions… Promise Uzoma Okoro said; “Very touching.” Onoja Friday said; “So unfortunate.” Solomon Alanso said; “When you get to this place in Enugu umulokpa you will see heal.” Humphery Nweze said; “Let’s see how much he’ll be making from his business every month. Nobody wants to start small.” Kachi China Ola said; “Humphery Nweze there’s no indication that the writer started big, he sure started very little and for six years, he has nth to show for it; starting little entails that you start from somewhere with hope of making it bigger sooner. My dear, with all said and done, that’s not starting little, but stagnation.” Abigail Wilfred Chimnoyerem said; “I need two reactions to this post The fact that he wasted his time on a career that would’ve been the most rewarding but not so in this country. “And for the way he outlined the letter to whom it may concern, the truth is that those in charge do not have any conscience left for good and justice.” Humblelife Awak said; “Sad reality of our current nation that our Heroes past left in our hands.” See below;
Ben Kingsley Nwashara and the baby on the day he rescued her on Agbani Street, Enugu. Credit: Benking443 / Twitter In his words, “I just picked an abandoned 2yr old baby by the roadside somewhere in Agbani, Enugu State. She was given birth to by a mad woman who normally stays at Eke Agbani. Took her to the police station and the DPO said we should take her home and clean her up and bring her back tomorrow.” In a new post a year later, the rescued baby surfaced in one of the Good Samaritan’s posts looking well-fed and taken care of. 
As stated by the State’s Police Command, the suspect whose name is Onuabuchi Agbo was apprehended for murdering his 44-year-old friend, Peter Ukekwe. The suspect, who hails from Ebonyi State, had accompanied his friend to visit a native doctor named Onyeka Ede in Amori, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. However, he killed his friend and attempted to flee to Ogidi, Anambra State, where he resides but was arrested by the police. The motive for his action is currently unknown. The Police statement confirming the incident reads in part; “A young man, Agbo Onuabuchi aged 24, a native of Ebonyi State, but resident at Ogidi in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, has been arraigned and remanded in Enugu Custodial Centre, for strangling to death and burying his male friend, one Peter Ukekwe aged 44, in a shallow grave, at Amori community in Nkanu West Local Government Area, on 01/04/2023. ”The suspect and the deceased, had on the said date, traveled from Ogidi, Anambra State, to the mentioned location to visit one Onyeka Edeh (male and a Native Doctor). However, during the night hours, the duo left the host’s house for an unknown destination. “A search was conducted, but they were not found until the following morning, when the suspect was arrested at Obe community in the same LGA, by Police Operatives serving in Nkanu West Division of Enugu State Command, with the assistance of citizens, while he was attempting to escape back to Ogidi, Anambra State. “The suspect confessed to the crime, stating that he strangled the victim to death and buried him in a shallow grave in the bush, where his remains were exhumed and deposited in the mortuary for preservation and autopsy. The case was, thereafter, transferred to the Homicide Section of the State CID Enugu, where investigation into the case was consolidated, concluded and the suspect arraigned and remanded accordingly for further hearing.” 
Mbah polled 160,895 votes slightly above his closest rivals, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, who scored 157,552, and Uche Nnaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 14,575 votes, amongst others. 
