T he National President of
Nigeria Union of Teachers,
Comrade Michael Olukoya,
has exressed the union’s gratitude
to Ogun State governor , Senator
Ibikunle Amosun, over the pardon
granted to three members of the
union in the state.
Amosun had granted pardon to
former Chairman of the NUT in the
state, Dare Ilekoya and two others;
Eniola Atiku and Nola Balogun who
were dismissed for gross
misconduct.
Olukoya, who stated this during a
press conference in Abeokuta over
the pardon , however, begged the
state government to consider
payment of deductions running into
seven or eight months.
The NUT boss however, pledged that
the union in the state under the
new leadership of Comrade Titi
Adebanjo, would not engage in any
activity capable of pitching it
against the state government,
adding that the body would rather
engage in what he termed
“scientific unionism” than involving
itself in politics.
While fielding questions from
newsmen on the ongoing
registration of teachers in the
country, Olukoya warned teachers
in Ogun state to either register and
update their status with the
Teachers Registration Council of
Nigeria, TRCN, or risk being sacked.
He urged them to disregard calls
being made by some individuals
parading themselves as union
leaders that the registration was not
mandatory, urging teachers to seize
the window of opportunity by TRCN
to get registered as professional
teachers.
According to him, TRCN is the only
statutory body recognised by the
law to register professional teachers
in Nigeria and teachers should not
be deceived by people who have
been urging them to ignore the
registration.
Olukoya debunked the claim that
the cost of registration was N7,000
per teacher, saying “teachers with
degrees would only pay N3,000
while their NCE counterparts would
pay the sum of N2,000”.





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