The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has restated its position that the teachers in 10 states that are still owing salary arrears should not resume work until all arrears were paid.

Mike Ike-Ene, General-Secretary of the union, spoke on the directive in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.

Mr. Ike-Ene said that 10 out of 36 states still owed teachers several months of salary arrears in spite of the Paris Club Refund given to states by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He listed the states to include: Abia, Adamawa, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo, Kwara and Taraba, describing them as chronic debtors as far as teachers’ salaries are concerned.

According to him, Abia owes primary school teachers four months and secondary school teachers one month, Adamawa; two months to primary school teachers and one month to secondary.

“Others are Bayelsa; seven and half months to primary school teachers and four and half months to secondary, Benue owes 12 months to primary school teachers and seven months to secondary.

“Ekiti owes eight months to primary school teachers and five months to secondary, Kogi; three months to primary school teachers and three months to secondary.

“Taraba; six months to primary school teachers, Delta; four months to primary school and one month to secondary. Kwara and Ondo owe teachers three and four months’ salary arrears of 2016 respectively,’’ he explained.

Mr. Ike-Ene said that the union has directed its members in the affected states, especially the primary school teachers not to resume work until all the arrears were cleared.

He also said that NUT had in 2017, appealed to the governors concerned to use the period of the Christmas holiday to clear all the arrears, but yet some still failed to do so.

NAN reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2017, advised state governors to use the Paris Club Refund to liquidate any form of arrears they owe workers. (NAN)

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Well what can we say

I'm still looking for Imo and Osun States which are the most unduly criticIzed. Bayelsa and Delta are so rich that their 3 months income is more than whole year income of 27 States in Nigeria.

Abagworo:
I'm still looking for Imo and Osun States which are the most unduly criticIzed. Bayelsa and Delta are so rich that their 3 months income is more than whole year income of 27 States in Nigeria.

That is just one of the ironies of life.

Empty gallons can be very noisy.

Very good observation.

Ekiti state 8 months haba FAYOSE What are you doing with teachers monthly salary ?

yarimo:
Ekiti state 8 months haba FAYOSE What are you doing with teachers monthly salary ?

Don't speak ill of the god.

Don't you know Fayose is a god?

His servants will soon locate you.

yarimo:
Ekiti state 8 months haba FAYOSE What are you doing with teachers monthly salary ?

Eating ewa aganyin and buying ponmo and pepper.

Why is fayose like this.....later some people will be criticizing aregbesola.....they wont talk about bayelsa or delta state.....those ones have never been to Osun state but will open their mouth to say rubbish about him

seunmsg:


Eating ewa aganyin and buying ponmo and pepper.

the man is useless

LionDeLeo:

Don't speak ill of the god.

Don't you know Fayose is a god?

His servants will soon locate you.

Bayelsa and Delta governors should be arrested and jailed without trials.

There's no excuse for owing anybody salaries.

i read comments about aregbesola, and marvel at the level of negative media been dispensed about this man and his govt; people that will destroy a man irrespective of his good intention. These people who tag aregbe all forms of names should be ashamed. Am from ile-ife, even the road that passes through my family home in ife was tarred by his government, at a time i wondered if a good name and leadership really counts in Nigeria of today. All in the name of hating one party, you condemn them totally. I say often, i wonder what today's youth will really offer if given room to lead aside criticism and mediocrity. Our nation cannot move forward if ethnicity, religious bigotry, and scandalising leadership that works is now a trend. Not even a bad one, a govt adjudged the best in the history of that state. I can only pray God rewards aregbe for all he has done in Osun.

brb

How many APC.... how many PDP?

Bayelsa and Delta state are a total disgrace to South-South in Nigeria.

Osun and Imo would be nos. 11th and 12th in no particular order

Aregbesola have been vindicated from the senseless Political propagandist

Bayelsa and Delta state governors deserve jungle justice.

AZeD1:
Bayelsa and Delta governors should be arrested and jailed without trials.

There's no excuse for owing anybody salaries.

Bayelsa own n.a. highest,atleast it's not up to a year debt this time so they are lucky