The Ebonyi state commissioner of Finance, Prof. Ogbonnaya Chukwu, has asked state government to adopt table payment for teachers in Ohaukwu local government area of the state.
He said this became necessary as he discovered so many manipulations at the verifications conducted for teachers in the area.
Prof. Chukwu disclosed this on Wednesday while addressing journalists in his Abakaliki office few days after he resumed.
He however, vowed to expose corrupt practice in the ministry.
“If there are loopholes and I identify them, I will block it and expose it and the person involved will be brought to book. Everything is not all about money because any money gotten through an evil way, also disappear through an evil way.
“In Ohaukwu local government area, there were several manipulations. We were to audit teachers; verification of teachers is done school by school. From what I saw there was fraud during the teachers’ verification in Ohaukwu local government
On the issue of minimum wage, he said the state is waiting for the federal government to do a consequential adjustment so that the state government will discuss with the labour union on what to do with the minimum wage.
He maintained that the state is willing to pay the minimum wage but will implement the payment when the federal government adjust to the consequential payment.
