All Progressives Congress chieftain, Governor Yari has moved to reduce the level of unemployment in his northern state by employing hundreds of teachers.
The Zamfara State Government on Monday said it would employ 1000 teachers this year to address the problem of inadequate
teachers in primary schools.
Gov. AbdulAziz Yari announced this at the 2017 May Day celebration in Gusau, saying
that only candidates with National Certificate of Education (NCE) would be employed as
teachers.
Yari, who was represented by his deputy, Malam Ibrahim Wakkala, said that the mass recruitment would enhance teaching and
learning in state schools.
According to him, the recruitment would also create employment opportunities for unemployed graduates in the state.
On the 2017 Workers Day, Yari said the celebration was timely as negotiations between state government and labour over
workers’ rights had been concluded.
“The state government will pay all workers’ outstanding promotion and annual increment in this month of May.
“The state government has also reached agreement with the labour to pay N100 million monthly for payment of gratuities to retired civil servants.
“We have agreed to form a committee that will review the issue of pension to ensure
attainment of the minimum wage on pensions,” he said.
Yari commended the labour union in the state for their cooperation and understanding in addressing the demand of workers in the state.
Earlier, the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Bashir Mafara, commended the state government efforts at addressing workers’ problems.
Mafara said that the labour in the state would continue to cooperate with the state government to ensure that workers’ grievances were resolved in a peaceful
manner.
