Delta State teachers insist on strike

The Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has insisted that it will not suspend its one-week old industrial action until all the issues are addressed.

The Chairman of Delta state NUT, Jonathan Jemiregbe, who disclosed this recently in Asaba, added that the ation would continue until government pay up the backlog of their entitlements and salaries as well as release the promotion of its numbers.

Academic activities had ground to a standstill last Thursday following an indefinite strike action by the union over alleged non-payment of Primary school teachers’ salaries, entitlements and non-release of promotion of Secondary School Teachers in the state.
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Jemirieyigbe said: “We are on indefinite strike. Our Primary school teachers’ salaries from December, January and February have not been paid till date.”

He added: “We also have the issue of non implementation of promotion released for Primary and Secondary schools since October 2016.”

Amongst others demands, NUT is also peeved by the non-implementation of JAC’s decision to pay Primary school teachers, non payment of minimum wage for several years as well as illegal deductions of teachers salaries for the purpose of infotech biometric data report.

The Commissioner for Secondary and Basic Education, Chiedu Ebie said that the government was already talking with the union leadership with a view to addressing their grievances.