The State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has described as disheartening findings that a total number of 5,666 staff out of 5,853 recruited by SEMB between 2018 till date are done without government waiver and approval.
Governor Ikpeazu who disclosed this while receiving the report from the Committee on SEMB on behalf of the state government in his office in government house Umuahia said it was worrisome that only 187 staff were employed with government waiver.
The Governor represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr A.C.B Agbazuere desclosed that the present administration is very passionate in taking the state education sector to enviable height as well as give it the best harped on the need for all to abide by rules and regulations in carrying out any given assignment adding that the state will not tolerate any form of lawlessness.
He also commended the members of the Committee for turning in their report on time despite the challenges and covid-19 pandemic assured them that the state government will give full attention to the recommendations made in the report.
Earlier in her address, the Chairman of the Committee on SEMB, Dr Mrs Kate Ndukauba who noted that the dearticulation exercise have not been fully implemented harped on the need for the overhaul of the SEMB, reconstitution of the board, establishment of personnel and finance audit for SEMB and ASUBEB among others as part of their recommendations.
Dr Ndukauba also used the medium to thank the state government for the opportunity given to them to serve pointing out that the recommendations if fully implemented will long a long way in sanitizing the SEMB as well as improve the welfare of workers.
Correspondent Ugochukwu Ahuchogu reports that the Permanent Secretary, Government House Umuahia, Mr Alozie Odoemelam was present during the handover.
