By Abdullahi Shuaibu, Lafia.
The Nasarawa state house of Assembly has directed its committee on Education, Science and Technology to investigate the purported Employment of 366 secondary schools Teachers by the office of Accountant General of the state.
Speaker Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi who gave the directive after the chairman of the house committee on Education, Science and Technology. Hon. Daniel Ogazi raised the issue on the matters of public interest on the floor of the house. Balarabe Abdullahi said though investigation into the alleged employment of teachers would enable the house know the true position of the matter.” I want to appreciate. Hon. Daniel Ogazi for bringing this matter of public importance.” The house will not fold its hands on matter of this magnitude.” It is in view of this that I direct that the house committee on education, science and Technology to carry out thorough investigation. ” You are to invite all those involved and report back to the house within three weeks.” he said. Also contributing, Hon Muhammad Omadefu ( APC Keana) Hon. John Osewu ( APC Doma south) and Hon. Muhammad Muluku ( APC, Nasarawa Eggon East) all called for proper investigation into the matter. Earlier, Hon. Daniel Ogazi chairman house committee on education, Science and Technology while raising the matter said, the purported Employment emanated from the office of the state Accountant general.” During our recess,we didn’t go to sleep,we have carried out our oversight functions and it is on this note that we discovered this purported Employment of 366 secondary school teachers.” Before there should be employment of Teachers, advertisement of vacancies where applicants will apply and screen for the job needed to be done through the state teachers service commission ( TSC)” Uptill this moment, there is no advertisement of vacancies, but there was employment of 366 secondary school teachers in the state.”” We have some documents on the purported Employment,” he said. Ogazi further told the house that there was no provision in the 2021 budget for the employment of 366 secondary school teachers and wondered why there was such employment without due process. In a separate development, the house also deliberated on the report of the joint committee on housing and environment/ health on a bill for a law to establish the Nasarawa state waste Management and sanitation Authority and for connected matters.. Deputy house majority leader,hon Daniel Ogazi who moved the motion for the adoption of the report which was seconded by Hon. Luka Zhekaba the deputy minority leader of the house.. Speaker Balarabe Abdullahi slated August 10th for the third reading of the bill. The house also passed into second reading a bill for a law to establish the Nasarawa state Urban and regional planning board and for other purposes connected therewith after hon. Daniel Ogazi moved a motion for the bill to scale second reading which was seconded by Hon Luka Zhekaba. The speaker committed the bill to the house committee on Urban development to work on it and report back to the house on Wednesday August 4th
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