From Abubakar Suleiman
A revelation by Education Secretaries sheds light on the challenges faced in running schools, particularly in Ekye Development Area.
The Education Secretary, Epo Jonah, disclosed receiving a meager monthly impress of N25,000 to oversee 31 schools, emphasizing the dire circumstances faced by educators.
Jonah highlighted a significant decrease in the number of teachers over the years, attributing it to various factors such as retirements, deaths, and attrition due to better opportunities elsewhere.
He also underscored the impact of insecurity, with schools often left with inadequate security measures.
Moreover, Jonah revealed the employment challenges, citing disqualifications of over 1,300 applicants due to deficiencies in qualifications and certification.
He appealed for transparency in the recruitment process to avoid disappointment among applicants.
In a related development, the Education Secretary of Doma Local Government, Abubakar Ahmed Doka, echoed similar struggles, noting irregularities in impress disbursement and staffing shortages.
The Chairman of the Ad-Hoc committee on Education, Hon. Sule Adamu, commended the Education Secretaries for their openness, emphasizing the importance of their inclusion in decision-making processes.
He called for fairness, transparency, and diligence in the ongoing recruitment exercise to address the existing gaps effectively.
All efforts to contact authorities concerned for their input hit brick wall.
