N76M Lost to Paying Ghost Schools and Teachers Every Month In Niger State
Category: Nigeria National News
No fewer than 22
ghost primary schools and 24 head teachers have been discovered in the
Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State. Investigations showed
that between the ghost schools and head teachers, a whopping N76m was
being lost monthly.
The discovery of the ‘ghosts’ followed a staff audit ordered by the Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Inuwa Adamu Fuka.
It
was discovered that in addition to the ‘ghost’ schools and head
teachers, some senior staff of the local government, who either had been
transferred to the state’s Ministry for Local Government or were
retired, still drew their salaries, at least, up to the end of April
this year.
Some of the ‘ghosts’ schools were located in
Minna, the capital of the state. Investigation revealed the names of the
schools as Kurmin Sarki Primary School (located in the low cost area of
the state capital), Angwan Gaya Model Primary School, Awal Ibrahim
Primary School, Bagudu Waziri Primary School, as well as Rabah Kede
Primary School.
Part of the shocking discovery, according to the
investigation, is a level 5 staff of the local government that was
drawing the salary of a level 15 officer. Also, an employee who withdrew
his appointment to join the Federal Government parastatal still had his
name on the pay roll and was collecting his salary monthly until April.
According
to the findings, the Chairman of the local government, Alhaji Adamu
Fuka, had directed that all the ‘ghost’ schools and head teachers’
salaries should be stopped, until the audit team had completed its
assignment and submitted a report to the council.
In addition, it
was gathered that Fuka had asked that those involved in the scam should
be identified and their names submitted to his office.
“You are
to identify and submit the names of scheduled officers responsible for
the payment as from January 2010 to April 2016,” he said.
When
contacted, Fuka neither denied not confirm the story. He however said,
“I have heard what you are talking about. Wait for a report to be
submitted to me to enable me say something on the issue.”
Governor
Abubakar Sani Bello had recently directed all local government chairmen
in the state to carry out a staff audit to identify genuine workers. He
said this would bring down the huge salary bills paid by the local
government areas.
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