ASCSN hails planned recruitment of 500,000 teachers

Friday Olokor

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for the N6.08tn 2016 budget, describing the planned recruitment of 500,000 teachers as timely.

The organisation, however, advised the Federal Government to implement the content of the budget for the benefit of Nigerians.

“On the whole, we are happy that instead of talking about austerity measures, the government has decided to put more money in the economy, a scenario that has the potential of bringing more resources to the poorest of Nigerians which would also impact positively on major economic variables,” ASCSN emphasised.

A statement issued by the National President of ASCSN, Mr. Bobboi Kaigama, and its Secretary-General, Alade Lawal, said the planned recruitment of 500,000 unemployed graduates and holders of the National Certificate of Education as teachers “would curb the escalating rate of unemployment in the country.”

“We also commend Mr. President for his decision to ensure that all the federal ministries, departments and agencies are captured and brought under the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System because this will not only reduce the burden of manual preparation of payroll but also curb cases of corruption in the system,” the union said.

While praising the government for its resolve to compile the list of the poorest Nigerians in order to implement its cash transfer programme, the association stressed the need for the policy to be transparent, inclusive and without discrimination.

“We must equally express joy in the decision of government to make good its promise to provide a meal per day for primary school pupils. We, however, frowned on the decision of the government that fuel subsidy would not be removed “for now” because the impression had been created that it might be removed later, more-so that no provision was made for fuel subsidy in the budget estimate,” ASCSN stressed.

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