By Ifeoluwa Odunayo
Primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resumed an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage in their February salaries.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT chapter, announced the decision after an emergency meeting of its State Wing Standing Committee (SWSC) in Gwagwalada on Saturday, March 22.
The union expressed disappointment that Area Council Chairmen failed to honour their agreement to implement the new wage, which had led to the suspension of an earlier strike in February.
Teachers described the omission in their February salaries as disheartening.
NUT Chairman, Comrade Abdullahi Mohammed Shafas, stated that the union had called off its initial strike based on assurances that the wage increase would take effect in February. However, the failure to fulfill this promise left them with no choice but to resume the strike.
The teachers are demanding the immediate payment of the new minimum wage, arrears, and allowances, including a 40 percent peculiar allowance.
Parents have been advised to keep their children at home until further notice.
