Primary school teachers organise prayer sessions over non-payment of salaries in Niger

Primary school teachers in the 25 Local Government Areas of Niger State at the weekend held a special prayer session to seek God’s intervention over the non-payment of their salaries.

Tribune Online reports that the teachers have been on industrial action since January 10, 2022, as part of efforts to press home their demands from the state government.

Neither the State Ministry of Education nor the Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) has responded positively to the plights of the public primary school teachers.

In a communique issued at the end of the State-Wide Executive Council Meeting (SWEC) meeting jointly signed by the State’s NUT Chairman, Akayago Adamu Mohammed, in conjunction with his Principal Assistant Secretary-General, Labaran Garba, the union expressed dismay over the negative impact of the poor treatment of public primary school teachers on the future of the children.

“The situation is unhealthy to the development and growth of our educational system,” the communique reads in part.

The prayer session, which was held at the State Secretariat/ Headquarters of Nigeria Union of Teachers, Niger State Wing, Minna featured recitation from the Holy Quran and readings from the Holy Bible while special prayers were offered by pastors and Imams.

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