Reps Summon Minister Over Non-payment Of Salaries Of Unity Colleges’ Teachers
The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu over the non-payment of some unity colleges’ salary arrears.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education, Zakari Mohammed, disclosed this Sunday in Abuja.
He said the affected colleges, which recently called off their strike, deserved to be paid their salaries and allowances.
Mohammed said he would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the colleges live up to the dreams of the founding fathers.
He promised the aggrieved teachers that the committee would ensure that their outstanding salaries and allowances were paid.
“We have already dispatched a letter to the minister, inviting him to appear before us and to also give him the mandate to look for funds to pay them, so that academic activities could resume as soon as possible,” he said.
Mohammed explained that funds were set-aside in the 2017 budget to ensure that perimeter fencing is erected in 83 of the 109 Unity schools to prevent kidnappers, terrorists and trespassers from gaining access.
He condemned the abuse of the one per cent deduction from the consolidated revenue with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to fund education.
He added that his committee has commenced a nationwide oversight tour to ensure that states that accessed the fund make judicious use of them.
Mohammed commended the reintroduction of history in the school curriculum, noting that the measure would equip the upcoming generation with the knowledge of the past to ensure a united natio
