BAYELSA State government has recommended the compulsory retirement of about 158 staff of the state’s post primary school board on the issue bothering on age falsification and other offences seen to be contrary to the civil service rules.
The Executive Chairman of the board, Dr Asiam Ikuru, disclosed this on Wednesday, in Yenagoa during a press conference on the state of post primary schools in the state.
She said that upon assumption of duty, the staff verification committee put in place by the state government had spotted out a total of 413 staff cases of falsification of records in terms of age and questionable letters of appointment, which was reviewed, and about 158 staff were found culpable.
According to her, “A total number of 413 staff cases of falsification of records in terms of under declaration of age and questionable letters of appointments were reviewed, out of the number, 141 were cleared and 158 staff were recommended for immediate retirement.
“Thereby a grossing a wage bill of nine million, five hundred and seventy two thousand, four hundred and thirty eight naira, twenty six kobo for the government,” she said.
The chairman, commended the state government for declaring state of emergency in education sub-sector, adding that if the audit report in the post primary schools board is implemented, the board will save about N19,392,640.
She explained that the salary grade levels and steps regularization committee set up by the board has audited the vouchers and nominal rolls of 189 schools, zonal boards and board’s headquarter which has staff strength of 5,980.