Again, FCT primary school teachers embark on indefinite strike
Primary School Teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have again embarked on indefinite strike action over the failure of the Area Council Chairmen to reach agreements with the union.
The State Chairman of the FCT Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Stephen Knabayi disclosed this to newsmen after their emergency executive council meeting at the Teachers’ House Gwagwalada.
Teachers had in December embarked on an indefinite strike, which was suspended after a week, following an emergency meeting of the State Wing Executive Council.
According to the chairman, the teachers are no longer ready to be taken for granted until their demands are met by the relevant authorities in the FCT.
Mr Knabayi said the emergency meeting lauded the effort of the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad a Bello for fulfilling his promise to pay the outstanding 2018 promotion arrears to secondary school teachers in the territory.
He said the union, however, observed with dismay the non-compliance by the area councils’ chairmen to abide by the agreement for the payment of the backlogs of the Local Education Authority (LEA) teachers’ outstanding entitlement in their various councils.
He affirmed that the union had directed all primary schools teachers in the territory to stay away from their duty posts while parents are advised to keep their children and wards in primary schools safe at home.
“The six area councils are owing about N14.3 billion arrears from 2015 till date,” he said.
(NAN)
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