MINFI reiterates gov’t commitment to resolve salaries, pensions of teachers

The Ministry of Finance, MINFI, headed by Minister Louis Paul Motaze has reiterated government’s commitment to resolve salaries and pensions of teachers.

He made this assurance on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 through a communique. Motaze announced that MINFI has paid the final group of beneficiaries of teachers arrears to the sum of FCFA 161.4 billion for secondary school teachers and FCFA 78.8 billion for primary school teachers. 

Minister Motaze explained that payments, which were made in December 2024, are part of the government's commitment to clear salary debts owed to teachers. 

According to Minister Motaze, FCFA 143.6 billion and FCFA 63.1 billion had already been paid to secondary and primary school teachers, respectively, by the end of February 2025. 

However, there are still some teachers who have not received their arrears due to incomplete or inconsistent data. 

Finance Minister, Motaze has urged these teachers to contact their respective Human Resources Departments to submit the required documents. 

In total, the government has paid out FCFA 182.3 billion and FCFA 86.1 billion to secondary and primary school teachers, respectively, since March 2022. 

BY BEATRICE MOKAM 

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Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze 

Copy of the communique issued by Minister, Louis Paul Motaze