THE leadership of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), on Wednesday, warned state governors against possible diversion of the bailout funds approved by the Federal Government for the payment of backlog of workers’ salaries, including teachers in some states.
Its national president, Comrade Michael Olukoya, while briefing newsmen in Abuja, said he had already directed the affected state wings of the union to closely monitor the disbursement of the funds, so that the “bailout does not develop wings.”
He also told them that in the event of any delay in the disbursement of the funds, “the teachers in the state should declare a state of anarchy and exhibit unpleasant behaviours.”
Olukoya, speaking at a programme commemorating NUT Founder’s Day, said “today, we observed with dismay that teachers of primary and secondary schools in the country are being owed salaries for one to seven months in at least 18 states across the country.
“This is in addition to non-payment or implementation of leave, transport grant and promotions, as well as non-payment of gratuity and pension to retired teachers in a number of states.”
Olukoya, while commending President Muhammadu Buhari for approving bailout funds to ease the plight of the workers, also called on him to ensure that schools, particularly in the volatile northern states, were properly secured.
He confirmed the death of 37 teachers in Tuesday’s bomb blast that hit Sabon-Gari, Zaria, in Kaduna State, saying several other teachers who were victims of the latest bomb blast were in critical condition in various health centres in the state.
He lamented that 272 teachers had lost their lives to the atrocities of the Boko Haram sect in Borno State alone, adding that over 19,000 teachers had been displaced in the North-East since insurgencies broke out in the country.
Also, Nigerian workers, under the auspices of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), on Wednesday, warned the state governors not to divert the fund released by the Federal Government as bailout to pay workers salaries.
The JNPSNC gave the warning as it called on workers and their unions at the state levels to adequately monitor the disbursment of the fund and ensure that it was used for what it was meant for.
Briefing newsmen in Abuja, national chairman of JNPSNC and president of Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), Kiri Mohammed and the national secretary of the council and general secretary of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Marcus Omokhuale, commended President Buhari on the financial bailout.

If any governor dare touch one naira inside that bailout fund, we will not only impeached them, we will just put them in pit prison for life.

No comment till I see d ministerial list

Gbam

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Welcome to Nigeria where the employee threatens the employer

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Welcome to Nigeria where the employee threatens the employer

what is this one saying self? You want the teachers to shut up and allow these reckless govs turn them beggars?

The workers should monitor the govs or if possible go and sleep at govt house gates,so that these crooks we parade as govs should steal this bailout money.

It is with amazement that workers had tolerated those erring governors to date.