Teachers of primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Kwara
State have organized a joint prayer session for divine intervention on
the payment of their six months’ salary arrears.
The Channels TV reported that the teachers converged on their secretariat to partake in the joint prayer session. Both the Christian and Muslim scholars called on God to give the
government wisdom and wherewithal to yield to the demand of the
teachers.
In an interview, both the State Deputy Chairman of the Nigerian Union
of Teachers, Salihu Idris and the union’s Principal Secretary, Ola
Idris, enumerated efforts made for government to see reason and pay the
salary which had not yielded any result.
The union leaders said non-payment of the six months’ salary arrears
by the government had greatly affected the economic well being of their
members.
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On the part of the government, the Senior Special Assistant on Media
to the Governor, Dr Muyideen Akorede while briefing journalists on the
outcome of the council meeting explained that the Governor had approved
through Joint Allocation Committee the settlement of teacher’s salary
arrears by the end of June.
He added that the Governor took the decision in order to ensure
smooth flow of education and guard against disruption of academic
calendar.
As the teachers await the response from the government on the payment
of their six months’ salary arrears, it is expected that the education
sector will not be affected in the long run.
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