By Daniel Tyokua
The Federal Capital Territory chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria ( ALGON) has kept mum over the ongoing strike by primary school teachers across the six area councils.
Primary school teachers under the umbrella of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), had on Wednesday, September 18, commenced and indefinite strike over non payment of their outstanding entitlements and other unresolved industrial issues.
Since the commencement of the strike, FCT ALGON chairman who is also the chairman of Kwali Area Council, Danladi Chiya has neither address the teachers nor tell the parents what the chairmen were doing to resolve the face-off.
The NUT in a communiqué signed by State (FCT) Chairman, Abdullahi Shafa, and issued at the end of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) meeting of the Nigeria Union Of Teachers (NUT) FCT Wing at FCT teachers’ house, Gwagwalada..
The communique read in part,” “We appeal to all teachers to remain calm and disregard any counter directives except as directed by the Union.”
The communique read in part: “The SWEC-in – session acknowledged and applauded the effort of the Honourable Minister of FCT, His Excellency, Barrister Nyesom E. Wike (CON) on his intervention and payment of 40% of the total sum of 25 months Minimum Wage Arrears to the Primary School Teachers.
“However, the SWEC In Session noted with great displeasure the non response of the Council Chairmen to the fourteen day ultimatum issued to them, nor did they attend to the industrial issues raised.
“Payment of the remaining 60% of the 25 months minimum wage arrears; implementation and payment of arrears of the 25% and 35% salary increase; implementation and payment of arrears of the 40% peculiar allowance; payment of Arrears of the N35,000 wage award; and correct and continuous implementation of the template on outstanding entitlements of the teachers as agreed in 2022.”
However, attempts to reach Chiya who is also the chairman of Kwali Area Council were unsuccessful since the strike began.
When contacted, media aide to the chairman, Babangida Sarki, said ALGON chairman was out of the country.
Sarki said: “the chairman is currently out of the country till he returns. I believe he will soon be back”
