Area Councils’ Chairmen Accused By Wike For FCT Teachers’ Strike

Area Councils’ Chairmen Accused By Wike For FCT Teachers’ Strike....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Mr. Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, placed blame on the Chairmen of the six area councils for the current strike initiated by primary school teachers in the region. Wike, in a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday just before a closed-door emergency meeting with security agencies and the Chairmen, asserted that the local council officials had failed to fulfill their obligations………CONTINUE READING

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The FCT chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) issued a directive on Sunday, instructing primary school teachers to commence an indefinite strike from January 15. This strike is a continuation of a previous one suspended by the union in 2023 due to issues such as the non-payment of a 40% Peculiar Allowance and 25 months of minimum wage arrears.

Although the NUT had temporarily halted the strike on October 2, 2023, to allow for the resolution of the outstanding issues within six weeks, no progress was made. The minister now attributes the prolonged strike to the Chairmen and implores them to be more proactive in fulfilling their responsibilities.

Wike clarified, “Recently, the NUT has embarked on a strike; it is not our fault, it is the Councils’ Chairmen’s fault because primary schools are under the purview of the area councils. Again, it may appear as if the ministers are inactive, but that is not within our responsibility.”

Despite emphasizing that they cannot afford to be passive observers to the ongoing strike, Wike stated that he had invited the striking teachers for a meeting to address and resolve the underlying problems. “Council Chairmen should recognize that they must rise to their responsibilities,” the minister added.

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