Kaduna : Work resumes after suspension of strike by teachers

The Kaduna State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT has called off its indefinite strike.

NUT Chairman in the state, Mr Titus Amba, announced this on Thursday in Kaduna State, barely two weeks after the industrial action began.

Contained in a statement jointly signed Mr Ambah and the assistant secretary of the union, Adamu Ango, following an emergency meeting of the State Executive Council, SWEC held in the state capital.

The 10-day strike began on Monday, January 8, in protest of the sack of 21,780 teachers in the public primary schools by the state government for failing a controversial competency test in June 2017.

According to NUT, the strike was called off after the government offered the sacked teachers another opportunity for consideration under the State Universal Education Board, SUBEB programme of continuous recruitment.

Commending the teachers for remaining united and resolute in the struggle, as well as the leadership of the labour movement and those who identified with them during their struggle, the union leadership, however promised to support the state government effort towards ensuring qualitative education in the state.

“The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of NUT Kaduna commends the above decision of the governor and sees in it an opportunity to resolve the impasse between the teachers in Kaduna State and the state government; the end results of which will be an improvement in service delivery in our public schools.

“In the light of the above, SWEC unanimously resolved to reciprocate the gesture of the Kaduna State government by calling off with immediate effect the indefinite strike embarked upon by teachers in the public schools and secondary schools in Kaduna State.

“SWEC hereby extends its hand of fellowship to the Kaduna State government and implore it to always engage the NUT in all matters relating to the implementation of service delivery in the education sector and teachers’ welfare”, the statement reads.