The Adamawa state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ahmed Sajoh, has said that the state government was determined to clean the rots in the state primary education system.
Sajoh made this known during an interactive session with the District Heads of Bata Chiefdom in Demsa local government area of the state.
He lamented the attitude of some teachers in some of the primary schools, who “do not carried out their duties, yet receive salaries”.
Sajoh noted that some primary schools had more than 100 teachers on the nominal role, lamenting that the same schools suffer inadequate teaching manpower.
He said that attitude must be changed, adding that the absentee teachers were cheating the communities by denying children their rights o education.
He urged the district heads to monitor activities in primary schools within their domains and advised them to report cases of absenteeism of government workers within their domain to constituted authorities.
He said government had, in the past, suspended some executive secretaries for their sharp practices, insisting that the government must clean the rot.
“You will discover that some primary schools have 125 teachers, but whenever you go there, you will find less than 20 of them on ground.
“We are worried because such attitude is inimical to the future of our children because these kinds of teachers are denying education to our children.
“We are committed to clean the rot and ensure an attitudinal change, It is one of the reasons why we have embarked on Public Traditional Institution partnership.
“This will empower the traditional leaders to monitor government workers within their domains and report to the state accordingly.”
In his remarks, Chief Alhamdu Teneke commended the state government for carrying the traditional institution along.
He noted that the past administration had neglected the role of the traditional institution, assuring that the chiefdom would support the vision of the administration.
