The Edo state Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has said the indefinite strike by Public Primary school Heads and Teachers in Edo state which started on the 18th of January 2021 is still very much in Force in all the eighteen local Government Area of the state and will continue unhindered on Monday 1st February, 2020 despite the threats issued by the State Government to striking teachers.
This is contained in a Press statement signed by the Edo state NUT chairman, Mr Pius Okhueleigbe and the State Secretary Comrade Mike Moni among others.
The statement re-iterateed it’s earlier resolution that Public Primary school Heads, Teachers, parents, pupils and the general public to disregard all forms of threat, blackmail, intimidation, announcement, pronouncements, and moves from any quarter, none of which can utter the Union’s unshakable determination to actualise the teachers ten points demands from Edo State Government.
The statement called on parents of children or wards in public primary Schools in Edo state to keep them at home, pending when the issues in dispute are favourably resolved.
The statement also calls on well meaning Nigerians and institutions in Edo State to prevail on the State Government to meet the demands of Teachers instead of resorting to.arm – twisting tactics and deploying unproductive shenanigans.
It would be recalled that the Edo State Government few days ago announced that the resumption of public and private Primary schools in the State will commence Monday, the 1st of February, 2021, vowing to apply the ‘no -work, no pay’ rule.
