By: Daniel Garteh Sr
Following a protest by students of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) in demand of their teachers salaries, the Ministry of Finance and Development planing clearity has clearify to the salary issue less than 24 hours after the protest.
Students of MCSS Tuesday morning abandon classes and took to the streets and matched in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the seat of the Liberian Presidency requesting the president to prevail on the Finance ministry to pay their teachers.
The students complained of the delay in their teachers salaries, something they said has created hindrances in their learning process.
At least two students were reported injured during the protest on Tuesday that saw thousands of public school students taking to the principle streets of Monrovia.
“Our teachers are been unable to transport themselves to and from schools because their salaries are not coming on time.”
But less than 24 hours after the protest by the students the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has issued a press release informing the public that salaries for teachers of the Monrovia Consolidated Schools System (MCSS) have been disbursed for September, 2019.
The Ministry states that out of the 1,223 MCSS’s teachers, nine hundred and ninety five (995) teachers with only Liberian Dollars Accounts have been paid their total salaries or 100% for the month of September in Liberian Dollars.
The Finance ministry further states that the balance of two hundred and twenty eight teachers (228) with both Liberian Dollars and United States Dollars Accounts, constituting 80% and 20% percent respectively, have already been disbursed to the GN Bank.
The Ministry adds that the Liberian Dollars component of 20% for the 228 employees has already been credited by the Bank while the USD component already disbursed by the Ministry is being processed for crediting to teachers’ accounts by the Bank.
A press release under the singnature of the Communications & External Affairs of the MFDP says that the ministry does not own the teachers of MCSS and is requesting the students to return to classes and pay attention to their lesson.
