VP Hussein Abdelbagi Akol speak to the media in earlier press conference/Photo credit: Courtesy

The Vice President for Service Cluster has called for countrywide screening of schools after discovering that much of a 200 million pounds transfer in capitation grant to Jonglei state went into individuals’ pockets.

Hussein Abdelbagi made the remarks on Wednesday in the national capital during the closing of a two-day workshop that aimed to evaluate the education sector in Central Equatoria State.

According to Abdelbagi, when he conducted a two-day tour of schools in Jonglei State, he found out that there were ghost teachers and some schools on the government list were non-existence.

“Jonglei did something worst because we transferred 200 million to the state,[and] most of it ended in the pockets of individuals which is terrible,” he said.

“I’m not going to keep quiet, I have to hold them accountable,” warns the Vice President.

The Vice President has now directed the screening of primary and secondary schools as well as teachers across the country.

He is also demanding the state governmentsto conduct the registration of all learners within the country before the next governor’s forum later this year.

In another recommendation, Abdelbagi asked for schools that are scattered to be amalgamated as the government is planning to build 16 classrooms in each public school to minimize overcrowding.