Kwara Teachers To Boycott Classes Over Unpaid Salaries

The Kwara State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has threaten to down tools if their two months unpaid salaries are not settled.

Members of the Union revealed to newsmen their intention to go on strike. A teacher, Mr Ismail Issa,
berated the state government over the non payment of their salaries. He said government was unfair in its disposition to teachers’ welfare, saying education remains the bedrock of society. Issa said the situation may degenerate further if attention was not immediately focused on sourcing funds to pay workers. He added that teachers might start to boycott classes in order to explore other sources of earning a livelihood.

However, Dr Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, attributed the development to the shortfall in allocation to the state and local governments from the Federation Account. According to Akorede, there was a significant drop in federal allocation to Kwara in May, adding that the state suffered a shortfall amounting to N2.8 billion. The governor’s aide added that the state government had been augmenting teachers’ salary with over N200 million monthly in the last one year.