NUT suspends strike as Bayelsa doles out N300 million

DETERMINED to end the embarked on by the State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers strike, the Bayelsa State government, yesterday released the sum of N300 million to augment payment of primary school teachers in the Local Government Areas of the State.

The state government directive, it was leant brought relief to the teachers and the union, as the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT, Bayelsa

State Wing) therefore suspended the ongoing strike action in the state.

This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Yenagoa, by the Chairman of the State Wing of NUT, Kalaama John Tonpre and Secretary, Johnson Hector made available to journalists in Yenagoa.

The leadership of the union, expressed appreciation to the state government for the release of funds to pay salaries owed primary schools teachers, as it would go a long way in alleviating their plight.

Others who endorsed the statement are the Chairmen of 5 LGAs, including the Vice Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state, Kuroghofa Walter Benwari and its Secretary, Ebiango Egain.

The resolution to stop the strike, the union said, was reached after exhaustive deliberations between the various LGAs and Executives of the NUT in Yenagoa.

According to the statement, the NUT expressed appreciation to the state government for its financial assistance and resolved that, the local government councils were to facilitate the payment of the February, 2017 salaries to teachers.

The statement further stated that no teacher would be victimized byany local government council in the state for participating in the industrial action, adding that other issues raised by the NUT would be subsequently addressed