December 23
This was contained in a letter signed by the National President of NUT, Dr Nasir Idris; and the Secretary General, Dr Mike Ike Ene, respectively and made available to newsmen yesterday in Umuahia.
In the letter entitled “Plight of Teachers in Abia State”, NUT accused the State Government of persistently dishonouring several agreements reached with the state wing of NUT, a development it said had made life miserable for teachers. NUT which decried the plight of teachers in Abia State, also demanded immediate defrayal of other allowances owed to Secondary and Basic school teachers in the state.
Meanwhile, the state leadership of NUT and its branches at the local government areas have held joint meetings on 16th and 17th December 2020 in Umuahia on the way forward.
Similar meetings were also held with the Local Government Education Authorities at various branches of the union where crucial decisions were taken.
A source privy to the meetings disclosed that one of the options being weighed by the teachers to press home their demands is indefinite strike. The source however, added that the state leadership of NUT had in the interim, directed it members to continue to be law abiding and await for further directive at the expiration of the 21days ultimatum.
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