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Edo teachers’ strike paralyses primary schools
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By Ozioruva Aliu
For the fourth day running, academic activities in Edo State primary schools remained paralysed as a result of the ongoing strike by the state’s chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT).
They continued the strike despite a restraining order granted by the Benin division of the National Industrial Court, NIC last Monday.
However, apparently, to reduce the impact of the strike, the state government has deployed officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to some of the primary schools to teach pupils who showed up, just as it asked the Public Works Volunteers, PUWOV, to provide security to the SUBEB officials.
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For four days running on Thursday, academic activities in Edo State primary schools remained paralysed as the state’s chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), continued its indefinitely strike action which commenced on Monday, February 1.
The teachers, in spite of the restraining order granted by the Benin division of the National Industrial Court, NIC, on Monday, disregarded the order as they stayed off their classrooms in continuation of the industrial action.
The state government, in response to the strike action, deployed officials of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, to some of the primary schools to teach the few students who showed up, just as it asked the Public Works Volunteers, PUWOV, to provide basic security to the SUBEB officials.
Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), yesterday, said it has not received any summons from the National Industrial Court (NIC) restraining it from embarking on strike in primary schools. The NIC sitting in Benin City had on Monday in a suit filed by the Edo State Government and the State Universal […]
Court restrains NUT from embarking on industrial action
Public primary school teachers under the auspice of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), yesterday, defied the Edo State Government’s directive to resume academic activities. x
The primary school teachers had on January 18, 2021, declared an indefinite strike to protest against the state government’s non-implementation of its 10-point demands.
In a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, on Thursday, January 28, he had threatened forfeiture of salaries and enforcement of ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy on the teachers if they failed to resume.
But in a statement, the NUT insisted that it would continue to push for its demands and advised parents to keep their children and wards away from public primary school since its members were on strike.
By Adibe Emenyonu
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Edo State Chapter, yesterday defied the state government’s directive to resume schools as primary school teachers stayed away from their classrooms.
The union also refused to heed the restraining order of the National Industrial Court (NIC), which ordered it to refrain from embarking on any strike action pending the determination of the substantive suit brought by the state government.
The Edo State Government (EDSG) in a statement signed last Thursday by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Mr. Osarodion Ogie, had ordered public primary school teachers and school- heads to resume academic activities unfailingly on Monday, February 1, 2021 or risk forfeiture of their salaries.