Region Seven is the latest regional administration to report to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it working with a staff deficit, including a shortage of teachers in the schools.
When the Region Seven administration appeared before the committee yesterday as the examination of regional accounts continued at the National Assembly, the PAC learnt that the region has an employee deficit of 204, which has forced members of staff to act in roles outside of what they were hired to do.
Regional Executive Officer (REO) Roderick Edinboro related that employees have gone “above and beyond” in their duties as teachers, nurses, doctors, and administrative staff, having cause to “double up”. Other gaps are filled by village volunteers, who Edinboro noted lend assistance, especially within schools.
