{"id":132160,"date":"2024-09-26T18:33:32","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-threatens-to-pay-striking-teachers-with-area-councils-igr"},"modified":"2024-09-26T23:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T22:43:32","slug":"wike-threatens-to-pay-striking-teachers-with-area-councils-igr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-threatens-to-pay-striking-teachers-with-area-councils-igr","title":{"rendered":"Wike threatens to pay striking teachers with area councils\u2019 IGR"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to use 10 percent Internally Generated Revenue due to the six area councils of the FCT to settle striking teachers\u2019 entitlements.<\/p>\n

Wike issued the threat on Thursday while fielding questions from newsmen on the FCT Administration\u2019s intervention on the impasse between the primary school teachers and the six area councils.<\/p>\n

The FCT Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, on September 18 resumed industrial action over unresolved welfare issues between it and the six area councils of the territory.<\/p>\n

The strike is a continuation of earlier ones suspended by the union in October 2023 and in January 2024.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the development, the minister said he had invited the chairmen of the area councils and the NUT leaders to find a way out.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have tried to do what we could to see the system was moving well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is, however, unfortunate that the teachers are still on strike. It is very unfortunate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the teachers are not paid, I will use the 10 per cent of IGR which we normally pay to the area councils t, o pay the teachers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not fold my hands and allow that to happen. No serious government will see their teachers stay at home and their children are suffering.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not tolerate that; I won\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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