The Katsina State Government has withheld the salaries of at least 100 teachers who absconded from their duty posts without any reported reasons.
The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajiya Zainab Musawa, made this known in Katsina on Wednesday during the unveiling of a joint education sector coordination committee.
DAILY POST reports that the committee, unveiled by the ministry in collaboration with UNICEF, is aimed at promoting education policy formulation and implementation in the state.
The commissioner expressed serious concerns over the attitude of some teachers, saying that government and other stakeholders would not allow such to continue.
“I have visited about 20 schools in Katsina and there is no school where I met 60 per cent of the teachers on ground.
“So, we are actually here to look at the issues of education and try to bring solutions,” the commissioner said.
She cited an example of a teacher employed by the state government who had abandoned his work and relocated to another state, working and collecting salaries.
According to her, the teacher has absconded from that school for two years, saying that all evidence is readily available.
Katsina Govt withholds 100 teachers’ salaries over absenteeism
