Governor Al-Makura Warns Auditors Over Teachers' Salaries

Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa state has expressed concern over the inability of his government to pay full salaries of teachers in his state due to shortfall in revenue allocation.


According to him, if everyone will fail to get his complete salaries it should not be teachers because they play pivotal roles in the society.


The governor made this known at a meeting with Auditors of Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) and their counterparts in development areas aimed at fighting inefficiency, lethargy and systemic corruption within local government administration in the state.

He said: “Am saying this because I am really concerned about the plight of teachers. If everyone will fail to get his complete salaries it should not be teachers because they are discharging two responsibilities that no worker is saddled with.

“Apart from doing their statutory work as teachers, they are chaperons, they are caregivers and tender to our children.”

However, Al-Makura indicted the auditors over their inability to checkmate corruption, which he said has crippled the local government administration in the state.


The governor mandated them to submit reports of all financial dealings in their respective education authorities to his office today, Monday November 28.