Teachers in seven Ebonyi LGAs embark on indefinite strike over non-payment of salaries

Teachers in Ebonyi, Edda, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ivo, Ishielu and Ohaukwu Local Government Areas of Ebonyi State, have declared an indefinite strike over non-payment of over three months of their salaries.
According to the secretary of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Bassey Asuquo, in a statement on Wednesday, in Abakaliki, the strike began on Thursday.
It said, “As of the close of work today (Wednesday), February 5, 2025, we acknowledge that certain local government areas have cleared the salaries of our members. However, we regret to inform you that several local government chairmen have failed to clear the backlog of our members’ outstanding salaries.
“On this note, all our state and branch officers in the affected local government areas are instructed to adhere strictly to this directive and ensure the immediate enforcement of the strike action from 12:00 a.m. on Thursday 6th of February, 2025.
“This includes organizing and maintaining solidarity picket lines and monitoring the Compliance of the strike action across the affected localities.”
The union stated that the decision, which is sequel to its earlier notice on mobilisation for industrial strike action, was arrived at after it thoroughly reviewed the compliance of the LG chairmen regarding the clearance of its members’ salaries.
Vowing that the mass action won’t be called off in LGAs where the chairmen still fail to meet their demands, the union urged its members, “to remain steadfast and continue their support for the strike action.”
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