Delta government spends N23bn on teachers' salaries

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Delta State Government has revealed that it is spending up to N23bn on payment of salaries of about 13,000 Secondary School teachers in the state every year.

This information was made known by the State's Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Patrick Muoboghare. According to him, the amount being spent far outstrips what the Government spends annually on teachers' emoluments.

He made the revelation in Asaba when he said, "this is aside the N7 billion spent annually to augment the payment of salaries of primary school teachers across the 25 Local Government Areas of the state". Speaking further, he said the Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan's friendly package for teachers has no equal among the 36 states of the federation.

According to the commissioner, since Governor Uduaghan assumed office in 2007, the massive investment he embarked upon on the development of infrastructure in schools across the state, speaks volumes of his desire for a better future for the children, who he said “are the future of state.”

He further revealed the source of the money which the Governor was spending, saying that it was from the N50 Billion bonds accessed by the state government from the stock market. "Governor Uduaghan decided to pump so much money into such “generational infrastructure from the N50 billion bonds the government accessed from the stock market, because he believes “knowledge is power” he said.

He also said the state government placed high premium on education of its children and welfare of their teachers, especially the 13,000 teachers in the 470 secondary schools across the state. According to him, the wisdom behind the spending was to reciprocate the gift of child which comes from God. “The State Government has since 2007 ensured prompt and regular payment of teachers' salaries and allowances, to ensure that the environment is conducive enough for teaching and learning” he concluded.


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