Schools (JSS) in Kwara state yesterday went on
strike despite pleas from the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
The teachers started the indefinite strike action
yesterday over unpaid three months salaries.
Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) classes went on as
usual because the state government did not owe
SSS teachers.
Speaking with journalists, the state Chairman of
the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Alhaji
Abubakar Musa, said the strike hd to take place
due to non payment of October, November and
December 2015 salary of the affected teachers.
He said:
"There is no way the hungry teachers could
deliver effectively, it is better for teachers to
stay at home until the Government is capable
of paying them." he said.
The Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, has appealed to the striking
teachers to suspend the strike.
In a release by its Publicity secretary, Alhaji
Sulyman Buhari, said:
"As a party, we wish to state that we feel the
concerns and share in the pains of primary
school teachers in Kwara State. Quite
unfortunate, this issue is chiefly caused by the
dwindling allocation from the federation
account.
"Therefore, it is not about non-payment of
teachers' salaries but non-availability of funds
to pay salaries. It requires collective efforts to
address rather than strike action, if the
resources are available today, the Governor
AbdulFatah Ahmed-led Kwara State
Government will pay all teachers like it has
always done in the past five years."
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