Over 200 lecturers in Zamfara State who had been discovered responsible of absenteeism have written letters of apology to the state authorities after their salaries had been suspended for 3 months.
The lecturers had been recognized throughout a verification train performed by the Zamfara State Ministry of Training, Science, and Expertise to evaluate the presence of real employees in secondary faculties. Commissioner for Training, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, disclosed this to journalists, stating that the committee found 207 lecturers who had been neglecting their duties.
“On the finish of the train, the committee discovered that some lecturers had been utterly absent from their lecture rooms, whereas others solely confirmed up for a couple of days every week. Some had been even working in a number of locations whereas nonetheless accumulating salaries,” Madawaki stated.
Following these findings, the state authorities directed the Ministry of Finance to droop the salaries of the affected lecturers for 3 months. Nevertheless, a few of them took to social media to criticize the federal government’s choice, claiming it was unfair.Realizing their errors, the lecturers later mobilized themselves and formally apologized to each the ministry and Governor Dauda Lawal. “They got here to the ministry right this moment and submitted written apologies, pleading for leniency,” the commissioner acknowledged.Talking on behalf of the group, Nafisa Isah and Malam Abubakar admitted their wrongdoing and appealed for forgiveness. “We acknowledge our errors and deeply remorse our actions. We belief the management of Governor Dauda Lawal and Commissioner Madawaki and hope for a good decision,” they stated.
Madawaki assured that the apology letters could be forwarded to the governor whereas urging the lecturers to uphold their skilled tasks. The federal government is but to resolve on whether or not their salaries will probably be reinstated.
