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By Ariwera Ibibo-Howells Beyelsa State
The chairman, Bayelsa state post-primary schools board (BSPPSB), Dr. Asiam Blessing Ikuru says the education board under her leadership would save a total of N669,329,911.68 m yearly if the reports and findings of the board’s communities on salary grade levels and steps regularization (SGLSRC) and the overaged staff verification (OASVC) are implemented respectively.
Ikuru made these declarations penultimate week in a press briefly tagged, “the state of the Bayelsa State Post-primary schools board” in Yenagoa, the state capital.
According to the board chairman, on assumption of office as was directed by the state Governor to overhaul the post-primary schools’ system, she inherited a wage bill of N609, 315,382.82m, and an additional N11, 000,000.00m statutory allocation for payment of principals, Vice Principals as well as games-masters imprest and supervision.
In response to the Governor’s charge, the board chairman said the board instituted a control mechanism which saw the wage bill reduced to N594,153,687.28m in the month of August 2018, representing a total savings of N15,161,695,54m.
The Bayelsa State Post Primary Schools Board helmsman maintained that an audit report of Vouchers and nominal rolls of 189 schools, Zonal boards and the board headquarter carried out by the salary grade levels and steps regularization Committee (SGLSRC) on a staff strength of 5,980 in the month of August revealed a wage bill of N594, 153,687.30m while the gross audit for same month stood at N557, 768,834.93m.
While eulogizing Governor Dickson on his education friendly policies, Dr. Ikuru said the over-aged staff verification committee’s (OASVC) report uncovered 413 staff cases of falsification of records in terms of under-declaration of age and questionable letters of first appointments. According to Ikuru, 141 staff were cleared while 158 were recommended for immediate requirement.
