KANO — The Kano State Ministry of Education said it has discovered about 3,268 of its teaching staff serving in private schools across the state.
This is coming barely three weeks after the state has directed civil service to redeploy about 5,000 civil servants with a qualification in education to classrooms to address the shortage of teachers in the state’s public schools.
A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the Ministry Aliyu Yusuf said some of the identified staff has spent more than 10 to 15 years serving in private schools, while enjoying monthly salaries from the state government.
According to the statement, the discovery was made barely three days after the commencement of screening exercise by the Ministerial Committee for the recall of teachers on the state’s payroll.
The statement added that the committee has uncovered a single private school with more than 50 teachers posted from government schools over the years.
The statement reads “The committee which is under the chairmanship of Dr. Ibrahim Bichi (Executive Secretary, Kano State Library Board) has further uncovered that some of the identified staff, have spent more than 10 to 15 years serving in private schools, while enjoying monthly salaries from either state or local government payrolls in addition to furthering their studies for higher degrees ranging from MSc and PhD certificates.”
The statement further said the committee’s finding also revealed that the affected teachers were also getting consistent promotions up to the directorship cadre.
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