The Federal Capital Territory Wing of the Nigeria Union of Academics has directed main faculty lecturers to renew their suspended strike on Monday, January 15, 2024 till additional discover.
This was contained in a communiqué dated January 12, 2024, following an emergency assembly of the Standing Committee of the State Wing.
The communiqué was co-signed by the Chairman of the NUT within the FCT, Abdullahi Shafas, the Secretary, Mrs. Margaret Jethro, and the Publicity Secretary, Ibukun Adekeye.
The SWSC additionally urged secondary faculty lecturers to hitch the strike from January 22 if the calls for of main faculty lecturers weren’t met earlier than January 19, 2024.
The union had began indefinite strike motion on September 11, 2023 to demand, amongst different issues, the introduction of a particular allowance of 40% and the fee of a minimal age of 25 months.
The NUT said that regardless of suspending the strike for six weeks, ending on November 7, 2023, “nothing constructive has taken place”, including that the SWSC had no selection however to order the resumption of the strike, following the failure of the minister. and the chairmen of the world council to satisfy their calls for.
The communiqué learn partially: 'We’re involved {that a} collection of conferences have taken place however the main faculty lecturers are in a pathetic scenario and proceed to bear the brunt of the excessive value of residing because of unaided abolition of gasoline subsidies. from wherever.
“Saddened by the struggling of the lecturers and the unwillingness of the world council chairmen to pay the lecturers these aforesaid dues, together with the delay within the minister's intervention, the Standing Committee of the State Wing in session has no selection however all main faculty lecturers within the FCT to renew the suspended strike to additional press its calls for. The strike will take impact from Monday, January 15, 2024.
“The SWSC-on-Session has additionally resolved that if the excellent calls for of the first faculty lecturers should not paid by Friday, January 19, 2024, all secondary faculty lecturers in FCT will take part solidarity from Monday, January 22, 2024 – an harm An harm to at least one is an harm to all.”
That’s the reason the union urged mother and father to maintain their youngsters in main faculties at residence from Monday.
