The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Abia State wing has given fourteen days ultimatum to Abia State government to pay them their entitlements, as well as other condition of service owed to them.
In a letter titled “14 DAYS ULTIMATUM TO ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT OVER ENTITLEMENTS/CONDITIONS OF SERVICE” signed by the state secretary, NUT, Comrade Mrs Nnenna Okonkwo, and addressed to the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu after their state wing executive meeting in Umuahia, sighted by National Watch, said the Teachers frowned at the, unbearable plight of primary and post primary school teachers in the state public schools. The meeting was held on 13th April, 2022 and at an enlarged meeting of Nigeria Union of Teachers NUT, all confederation of Principals of secondary schools (ANCOPSS), Association of Primary School Head Teachers (AOPSHON) and zonal leaders in the state education system on 4th May, 2022.
The teachers recalled in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 respectively, a strike action was initiated by NUT Abia state wing, but was suspended after agreements were reached to address the issues as raised. Unfortunately, the NUT said the agreements were breached by the government and rather more problems were created to already existing ones.
According to NUT, Abia state wing, the letter was to draw his attention to fulfill all the agreements and promises made with the union.
The union however, states their readiness to dialogue further with the state government and reiterates that if government decides to be silent, the union will have no other option than to embark on indefinite strike. They also state their current arrears by Abia state government to include
* 14 months of arrears of secondary school teachers salary
* Non payment of TSS(27.5%) to primary school teachers over the years
* Non-payment of promotion to primary school teachers over the years
* Pay primary school teachers full salary and make a refund to the previous paid in percentage
* 11 months arrears of 18,000 minimum wage out standing to secondary school teachers
* Pay in full April to December 2021 salaries since the agreement reached has been breached
* 12 years of leave allowances to secondary school teachers and end outrageous sale of the cost of forms before implementation of promotion exercise.
* 11 months arrears of junior secondary school teachers salaries.
* 13 years arrears of leave allowances to primary school teachers.
* Pay minimum wage, both old and current, to primary school teachers.
