Govt owes schools K97m: Minister

The Government still owes more than K97 million to schools across the country.

Minister for Education Nick Kuman told Parliament yesterday that the funds were for the last quarter of last year.

However, Minister Kuman said for the first quarter of this year, the government had already paid K100 million with K50m yet to be paid.

Kuman was responding to Morobe Governor Ginson Saonu during question time on when the Government would release TFF for Morobe schools totaling K6 million.

He said the Government is doing its best to catch up with the first quarter of this year by paying all the school TFF funds.

He added that the Education Department always releases funds for all schools in the country and never held back any funds.

“We have done very well as a government since 2012 and paid all TFF money to all schools.”

Minister Kuman urged Governor Saonu to discuss with him on outstanding fees owed to Lae schools and will try and sort it out.

(Minister for Education Nick Kuman in parliament yesterday)

Author: 
Freddy Mou