Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media
and Publicity, Sylvanus Giwa has condemned in
strong terms the recent teachers’ demonstrations
using juvenile in the state.
Sylvanus Giwa made the condemnation while
speaking with the Press crew at the government
house Jalingo.
He said it is an abuse to use pupils, saying the
action amounts to undermining their fundamental
human rights.
The SSA, appealed to teachers to be calm as the
government is making frantic efforts to
regularised the payment of their salaries.
Sylvanus Giwa urged Teachers to cooperate with the grassroots committee who are on a physical screening of
teachers in the state.
He stated that Governor Darius Dickson Ishaku had expended money to screen Primary school teachers with
lots of irregularities that would be surmounted soonest by the government
The SSA, maintained that the authentication of teachers mostly those at the grassroots would help to track
some of the irregularities in the system
Sylvanus Giwa queried the rationale of some fake teachers who are bent on truncating government good
intention, advising them to refrain from the dastardly act.
He advised teachers with genuine cases to submit their valid documents to designated authorities for it to be
resolved permanently.
The SSA frowned at the manner some politicians were using the demonstration to create confusion in the state
and called on people of the state to always support governor Darius Dickson Ishaku administration.
He called on the teachers to always consult with Labour Unions to address issues confronting them.
Sylvanus Giwa advised teachers to go back to school as some of them have started receiving their salaries.