Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has reacted to the new salary scale for teachers recently announced by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Wike in a statement today said despite the fact that it was good to give teachers special attention because of their strategic role in the society, such policy would create crises for the educational system.
The Governor stated this when the leadership of the Rivers State University led by the Chancellor of the institution, Justice Iche Ndu paid him a courtesy visit at Government House Port Harcourt.
He said, “the clamour for a new revenue formula by States has not received any attention by the Federal Government despite the obvious need for the review. Instead the Federal Government, is imposing a new financial burden on the States without consulting them.”
The governor noted that while it was good to give teachers a new salary scale, it is also important not to politicise such a sensitive issue.
