By: Falcon N Dayrell
IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia 4 August 2018: Teachers from Central North Liberia, mainly from Bong County, has stormed the Ministry of Education in demand of increment in their salaries and inclusion on the government of Liberia payroll.
The Teachers who were placed under the government supplementary teacher scam during their protest yesterday. Monday, August 13, 2018, told the Independent Probe that they were not leaving the main entrance of the Ministry on 3rd street until for authorities of the Ministry of Education look into the concerns.
Augustine Nah, spokesperson for the aggrieved supplementary teachers said it was unbearable to continued on a wait and see when authorities of the Ministry continued to make them live under difficult conditions due to the refusal of government to include them on payroll or increase their stipends .
“We are tired! We are not leaving here today until the Minister of Education tells us something. We want them regularize our status with the government. “
“Some of us here had worked with the Ministry of Education for the last six to seven years not on payroll but only receiving twenty-five United States dollars (USD$25.00), monthly. “ Nah told IPNews.
Nah speaking further said as part of their demands, some of the teachers were also seeking permanent employment due to protracted service as volunteer without paid or inclusion of the government regular payroll.
“Our present stipends cannot help us and our family, especially as schools about to open. So we want regular salary and not USD 25.00.” Nah Concluded.
When contacted, Ministry of Education through its Director of Communications, Maxim Beteh told IPNews that the Ministry was equally concern about the welfare of the protesting teachers including all teachers across the country.
He stated that the Ministry of Education and Finance are working collectively to ensure teachers and supplementary teachers are given honorable salary and other incentives.
Beteh narrated that the Ministry of Education under the stewardship of Professor Ansu Sonii , is committed to a complete transformation of the education and is equally concern to settling the all salary issues of teachers and sup[port staff under the government of Liberia Ministry of Education payroll.
Maxim Beteh , said as part of the Minister Sonii desire to upgrading the standards of teachers , most especially salary payment is collaborating with various CSM companies in the country to ensure teachers in rural parts do not undergo hardship in getting their monthly salaries.
“We want to plead with our teachers, you have done well and all we want is that you exercise small patience and all your concerns will be settle.” Beteh said.
