The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve the strike, embarked upon by university lecturers.
Mr.
Michael Olukoya, the NUT President stated this in Abuja at the end of
the Union’s meeting with teachers' representatives across the country on
September 26, 2013, Thursday.
Mr.
Olukoya said that members of the Union would not hesitate to close down
the nation’s schools, if the two parties failed to reach agreement
after two weeks.
He described the current ASUU strike “as nationalistic, patriotic and self-sacrificing”.
“We
will not hesitate to shut down the education system in the country, if
the government fails to fulfil or honour the agreement it entered into
with the lecturers.”
It would be recalled that ASUU had embarked on a strike it described as “comprehensive, total and indefinite” on July 1, 2013.
The
lecturers are protesting the non-implementation of some issues,
contained in an agreement the Union had entered into with the Federal
Government since 2009.
Teacher’s Issues
The
NUT President said that Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo’s call for a
complete over-haul of teachers' qualification as unacceptable to the
NUT. He said that the blame should be put on the door steps of the
employers and not teachers.
“NUT
will forever be proud of all its teachers, believing that all
employment agencies are corruption-free, disciplined and quality
conscious in their employment drives.”
Mr.
Olukoya also urged the governors of Kogi, Benue and Cross River to
honour the agreement they made with teachers on the payment of 27.5 per
cent teachers salary structure.
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