Day of The African Child: Bauchi Govt Discovers 20 % Ghost Teachers In Its Payroll

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Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala  Mohammed, has disclosed the discovery of 20 percent ghost teachers in the state payroll, just as he pledged the total commitment of his administration to place high premium on developing the education sector.

The governor disclosed this during a courtesy call on him by Bauchi State Youth on the occasion of the Day of the African Child (DAC) organised by the State Universal Board(SUBEB) in collaboration with UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office, held at the Banquet Hall in Government House on Sunday.
The action, supported by UNICEF, came as the world celebrates the Day of the African Child, commemorating the day in 1976 that hundreds of students were shot in Soweto, South Africa, while demonstrating for their right to quality education.
 The Nigerian campaign for access to quality education will hold the newly-elected government officials at all levels accountable for their campaign promises to provide equitable access to free, safe and quality education for every child, especially the girl child, in Nigeria.

The governor who reiterated the contribution of education to the socio-economic and political development of any society or nation condemned the engagement of unqualified people into the system, saying they would be flushed out through strategic measures.
On the alleged mismanagement of funds in the Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board, Governor Bala Mohammed revoked all contracts awarded in the education sector.
He said the immediate past Chairman of SUBEB, Professor Yahaya Ibrahim Yero, would be prosecuted for awarding contracts without access funds, and announced the recruitment of 1,000 qualified teachers within one month for improvement in the education especially basic education.

The governor pledged to comply with UNICEF requirements for accessing intervention by ensuring timely release of counterpart funding for effective teaching and learning in schools.

The  Representative of UNICEF Bauchi Field Office, Hajiya Maryama Dikwa said 120 youths from three senatorial zones of the state were been selected to work for increased access to safe and quality education for every Nigerian children especially girls.
Hajiya Maryama Dikwa who expressed concern with the number of out of school children and non enrollment of girls in schools, called for improved budgetary allocation especially in basic education to increased acess to safe and quality education.

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