Education
Kogi Uncovers 3,000 Ghost Teachers
The Kogi State Government, says it has uncovered at least 3,000 ghost teachers on its pay roll and 800 non-existing primary schools during the recent screening exercise in the state.
The state Accountant-General,Mr. Paul Audu who made this known to newsmen in Lokoja, said that government would deal with the situation. He said that the screening had revealed a lot of unwholesome dealings of corrupt accounting.
Reacting to complaints over omission of some teachers’ names from the payroll, Audu said problems associated with teachers’ salaries were as a result of the ghost workers and non-existing schools.
He said such expenditures had been draining government coffers.
The accountant general said that names of genuine teachers who were erroneously omitted from the salary vouchers had also been compiled.
Audu , however, attributed the development to improper bank account numbers supplied by the affected teachers.
The Accountant General said problems associated with computations and payment of salaries would be over by the time the report of the screening committee was fully implemented.
Audu hinted that a master payroll for teachers in the state had been produced to enable the government to deal with authentic teachers.
He said a committee had also been constituted by the state government to implement the recommendations made by the screening committee.
Audu said his office was currently training members of staff of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) on e-payment computerisation since they are directly in charge of primary school teachers.
He said that they would resume duties in their respective offices as soon as the training was over.
The River State Commissioner for Education, Dr Peters Nwagor has called on media practitioners in Rivers State to deploy their various communication platforms toward promoting government programmes and policies aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector. Dr. Nwagor made the appeal when members of the Etche Ethnic Practicing Journalists (EEPJ) paid him a courtesy visit in Office in Port Harcourt. The Commissioner emphasized the strategic role of the media in shaping public perception, promoting government initiatives, and supporting policies capable of improving the quality of education and human capital development in the state. According to him, constructive media engagement remains essential in creating public awareness on educational reforms, students’ welfare, infrastructural improvements, and other interventions being implemented by the state government. Speaking on the recent appro
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