The Kwara
House of Assembly on Monday began an investigation into the alleged cut in the
January 2018 salaries of workers in the 16 local councils and teachers in
Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the state.
The investigation is being
conducted by the House Committee on Public Accounts and that of Local
government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The probe was sequel to
complaints by some lawmakers that many teachers in primary schools and local
government staff did not receive full January salary in spite of the high
allocation.
The Speaker of the House, Dr
Ali Ahmad, in his remarks before the commencement of the exercise by the
committees, reiterated the commitment of the House toward raising the bar of
good governance at the local government level in the state.
Ahmad, who described local
government council as the closest tier of government to the people, said the
investigation became expedient to permanently address the problem of payment of
workers’ salary.
He said the House would be
interested in details, which according to him, would assist the parliament in
ensuring that all stakeholders were on the same page on payment of workers’
salary at the local government level.
The Speaker urged the council
chairmen to embark on farming to serve as alternative means of financing
governance to avoid over-dependence on the Federation Account for survival.
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