The governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, has queried two commissioners for delays in the payment of October salary to primary school teachers in the state.
Spokesman for the governor, Abubakar Dakingari, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Birnin Kebbi, on Saturday.
The spokesman said the affected commissioners were: Muhammadu Magawata-Aliero, Commissioner for Basic Education and Hassan Muhammad-Shallah, commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Mr Dakingari quoted the governor as warning that he would not condone laxity or delays in the payment of salaries to primary school teachers in the state emphatically saying, “I will not take it lightly with any government official for negative attitude to work.”
Consequently, Mr Bagudu ordered immediate payment of the salaries to all teachers throughout the state without further delay.
Mr Dakingari recalled that the governor, who was at Jega Unity Primary School, on Saturday, received complaints from primary school teachers that they had not been paid their October salaries.
The spokesman said the governor entered some of the classrooms where weekend lessons were ongoing and expressed satisfaction with the performance of both the teachers and students in the school.
NAN
