By ECHONEWS
Worried by the difficult financial condition private school teachers are going through in the country following closure of schools as a result of coronavirus pandemic, the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Authority has given financial palliatives to some private school teachers in the council area.
The council chairman, Hon. Bolaji Muse Ariyoh, approved N10,000 palliatives to each of the six private school teachers who storm the local government for a bail as they are not paid salaries by school owners due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ariyoh asked the Secretary to the Local Government, Hon. Taoheed Oladipupo, to give out the palliatives to the private school teachers as he reassured them of his administration’s support for their welfare.
He emphasised that welfare of the people remains paramount to his administration and would do everything to ensure people are adequately attended to.
While presenting the cash to the teachers, the SLG said the decision to speedily approve the teachers request was due to welfarism oriented government of Ariyoh-led administration.
Oladipupo said the council is concerned with the plight of private school teachers since their salaries have not been paid for over three months due to COVID-19.
“Our concern for the welfare of people around us is the first thing that made the council chairman speedily approve this financial support to the private school teachers today.
“Looking at the conditions of private schools in the country today, one will know that the teachers working in many of those schools are not being paid in this period of school closure. We feel reaching out to some of them in our local government will help reduce their challenges financially,” he said.
He added: ” In the past, especially at the first phase of the total lock down, the council was in the forefront of making palliatives available for our people.”
Each of the six beneficiaries smiled home with N10,000 as palliatives by the council as a financial assistance to them.
“This is kind gesture which we never expected. We never taught our appeal will be given this speedy approval and with this amount given to us, we remain tremendous grateful, may God continue to bless you sir,” the beneficiaries prayed.
