The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, has resolved the long-standing disputes between the six space councils and the Nigerian Union of Lecturers (NUT).
Wike additionally disclosed that the dispute between the councils and the Nigeria Union of Native Authorities Staff (NULGE) had additionally been resolved.
The minister made the disclosure on Wednesday throughout a safety assembly with the FCT Councils of Chiefs in Abuja.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) remembers that the FCT wing of the NUT had on January 15 ordered main college academics within the FCT to embark on an indefinite strike.
The strike was a continuation of an earlier strike that the union had suspended in 2023, partly attributable to non-payment of a 40 p.c non-public profit and 25 months' cost arrears on the minimal wage.
The NUT suspended the strike on October 2, 2023 to resolve the problems inside six weeks, which was not achieved.
Then again, NULGE had additionally engaged in battle with the realm council chairmen over related rights together with hazard pay and pension, amongst different excellent points.
Ealier, the Chairman of the FCT Council of Chiefs and Ona of Abaji, Alhaji Adamu Yunusa, appealed to the minister to handle the crises, lamenting that youngsters had been languishing at dwelling as a result of ongoing strike.
Asserting the decision of the disputes, the minister stated the FCTA would settle 40 p.c of the money owed owed to the putting academics and native authorities staff.
He added that the realm councils would in flip deal with the remaining 60 p.c respectively.
“I met with NUT and the chairmen of the realm council. So what we did; Of the money owed owned by the realm councils, FCTA has come to clear 40 p.c of it, whereas the municipalities will settle the remaining 60 p.c.
“It will occur month-to-month, they usually have agreed to that.
“Identical with NULGE, FCTA has taken 40 p.c, allow them to (space councils) pay the remaining 60 p.c.
“We are going to make funds each month and within the subsequent three to 4 months we’ll full debt compensation,” the minister stated.
When contacted, the NUT State Secretary, Mrs. Margaret Jethro, confirmed the event to the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN), including that Wike had met with leaders of the union final week.
Jethro informed NAN that Wike had promised that the FCT administration would clear 40 p.c of the over N7 billion minimal wage arrears owed by the councils to the academics.
She, nonetheless, stated no decision had been reached on the over N8 billion 12-month Peculiar Allowance debt, which was additionally referred to the minister earlier than his intervention.
She added that the NUT management would meet with the academics to current the supply after which resolve whether or not or to not droop the strike.
