About 3,268 teachers on the payroll of the Kano state government are working in private schools.
This was disclosed by the state Ministry for Education in a statement by its spokesperson, Aliyu Yusuf, on Tuesday.
The state government had earlier directed the civil service to redeploy about 5,000 civil servants with qualification in education to classrooms as one of the measures of addressing acute shortage of teachers in the state’s public schools.
The discovery was made barely three days after the commencement of screening exercise by the committee for the recall of teachers on the state’s payroll.
“The committee which is under the chairmanship of Dr. Ibrahim Bichi (Executive Secretary, Kano State Library Board) has further uncovered that some of the identified staff, have spent more than 10 to 15 years serving in private schools, while enjoying monthly salaries from either state or local government pay rolls in addition to furthering their studies for higher degrees ranging from MSc and PhD certificates,” the statement said.
The government added that the committee’s finding also exposed how the teachers on such postings enjoy consistent promotions up to directorship cadre.
The committee also said it uncovered a single private school with more than 50 teachers posted from government schools over the years.
