“…Summons SUBEB Chairman, Management to appear before the committee tomorrow or face sanction…”
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Education has urged the state government to take over payments of salary of the staff of Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
This, the committee said, was to boost the standard of education in the institution and for the overall development of the state.
Hon Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman of the Committee made the call when the management of the institution appeared before the committee on its 2022 budget performance.
Ogaz said that the committee has invited the university to know the institution’s 2022 budget performance.
” We want to assure you of our continued support to enable you to succeed.
” We will continue to do our best in ensuring the improved standard of education
” We are urging the state government to take over the salary of the staff of the university,” he said
The committee chairman has assured of effective collaboration with the state government to address the challenges facing the institution
Earlier, Prof. Suleiman Bala Mohammed, the Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi thanked the committee for giving the institution desirable attention to succeed
The Vice-Chancellor said that the institution’s revenue performance in the last six months was underperformance largely due to the National Industrial Action embarked upon by the university unions.
” Personnel cost performance is also not positive due to paucity of funds for the university’s management to augment for the payment of salary.
” The University provides about 57.44 % for the augmentation of salaries monthly.
” Our recommendations are as follows- The State Government should take over the payment of staff salaries as a lasting solution to the university’s financial challenge.
” The Education Committee should intervene in the industrial crises brewing on campus which are suppressed by the national strike,” he said.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the university is owing its staff two months’ salary in June and July 2022.
He has also appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule for his efforts in developing the education sector and called for its sustenance.
In another development, Hon Daniel Ogazi, the Chairman of the Committee has summoned Alhaji Mohammed Musa Dan’Azumi, the Chairman and management of the Universal Basic Education Board ( SUBEB) to appear before the committee tomorrow at the Assembly complex by 10 am.
” We have invited SUBEB last week, they came unprepared and we asked them to go back, prepare and re-appear today.
” They are not here today without apology.
” We want to summon Alhaji Mohammed Musa Dan’Azumi, the Chairman and management of the Universal Basic Education Board ( SUBEB) to appear before the committee tomorrow at the Assembly complex by 10 am.
” We will invoke all the relevant laws to compel the SUBEB Chairman and his management to appear if they failed to appear tomorrow,” he said
Ogazi said that the committee frowned at the behaviors of the SUBEB Chairman and his management team.
