Kwara APC Urges Teachers To Suspend Strike

Striking teachers in Kwara State have been asked to shelve their action. This plea was made to them by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Teachers in state-owned primary schools embarked on an industrial action on Monday after they had given notice to the government on this.

They are angry over non-payment of their salaries for months.

But in a statement issued on Monday by the State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Sulyman Buhari, the party said government has not been able to pay their salaries because it is broke.

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 unfortunately, this issue is chiefly caused by the dwindling allocation from the federation account.

“Therefore, in actual sense, 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. 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 5 years.”

The party noted that, “Given the cordial relationship between Kwara State Government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, with mention to the fact that the union, not too long ago, acknowledged the outstanding performance of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in the sector with its national merit award.

“We wish to say the record of the state government is clear and the will to pay teachers’ salaries by the Kwara State Government is undoubtful.”