Ogun teachers end industrial action
29 January 2015 |
3:05 am
THE striking Ogun State teachers yesterday called off their two- week-old strike following the outcome of a meeting held between the teachers union’s leadership and government delegation. The call-off was announced jointly by Dare Ilekoya (Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers) and Akeem Lasisi (Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools of Nigeria) after a…
THE striking Ogun State teachers yesterday called off their two- week-old strike following the outcome of a meeting held between the teachers union’s leadership and government delegation.
The call-off was announced jointly by Dare Ilekoya (Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers) and Akeem Lasisi (Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools of Nigeria) after a congress of the two bodies held at the NUT Hall, Abeokuta.
Ilekoya, who spoke on behalf of the teachers, stated: “We are here today to tell the public that government has decided to call us for discussions, we met and all our issues were looked into.”
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