Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers state has expressed sympathy with the 13 thousand teachers that have not been paid their salaries months after they were employed by the state government.
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Chairman of the party, Mr Felix Obuah who spoke through his media aide, Mr Jerry Needam said the party was really disturbed by the plights of the teachers.
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”PDP, Rivers State Chapter, again expresses serious concern on the plights of the newly recruited teachers, whose salaries are being owed by the Rivers State Government after several months of their engagement.
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“The party wonders why up till this moment, none of the employed teachers knows how much he/she is entitled to, as monthly salary, as the letters issued to them do not state how much they will be paid monthly by the government.”
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The statement also expressed worries with the time the biometrics being conducted on the teachers was taking.
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The PDP also notes with dissatisfaction the calculated delay in the biometric exercise started over a month ago with the Junior Secondary, which is being supervised by the Universal Basic Education, UBE.
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