Akwa Ibom Teachers Embark On Indefinite Strike –

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Akwa Ibom State
Chapter, has begun an indefinite strike over non-
payment of teachers' salaries in the state. The
teachers, who began the strike on Monday, said they
would not go back to classes until the state
government fulfilled the agreement it reached with
them in concrete terms. This is coming just a few days
after Ogun State teachers embarked on strike over
alleged failure of Ogun State government to fulfill
terms of their MoU.
The circular, which was signed by the Union's
Secretary, Dr. Mike Ike-Ene, authorising the industrial
action, was made available to newsmen in Uyo on
Monday.
Marked NUT/AKSW/SWEC.13/Vol./70, the circular
indicated that the union proceeded on the strike
following the breach of agreement earlier reached
between the Akwa Ibom State Government and the
union.
"The teachers of Akwa Ibom State have resolved that
failure to address all the issues already negotiated and
agreement reached in concrete terms will not make
the teachers to report for work," statement added.
The circular, however, decried the non-payment of
promotion arrears since 2009 to date to members in
primary schools by the state government.
"All appeals by the union to make State Universal Basic
Education to clear the backlog of the arrears of
promotion owed primary school teachers in the state
have proved abortive.
"Teachers in the primary schools system have not
been paid their leave grants since 2012," the union
alleged.
The union in the circular also alleged that pensions
and gratuities due to the primary school teachers in
the state and their 2014 December salaries had not
been paid.
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