₦airaland Forum

Reports reaching us now has it that Secondary school teachers in Bayelsa have embarked on an indefinite strike.

National Union of Teachers (NUT), Bayelsa State Chapter gave the directive this morning and the union is going round schools in Yenagoa, the state capital at the time of filing this report to ensure full compliance.

NUT’s decision to shut down schools in the state one week after resumption is tied on the refusal of the Bayelsa State government to fulfill several agreements it had with teachers in the state.

The NUT is expressing dissatisfaction over Governor Henry Seriake Dickson’s inability to pay members salaries for several months and appears, all efforts to broker peace between the parties has ended in a deadlock.

NEXTNEWSLIVE.COM gathered, the teachers have also proceeded to the Industrial Court in Yenagoa to seek redress over the matter. Our correspondent went round schools in Yenagoa metropolis to get first hand information and a teacher who spoke with us vehemently reiterated their resolve to stay at home until government pays all salaries due to them.

The teacher who pleaded to be anonymous told his students seen leaving the school premises on orders of NUT to stay home and enjoy their Christmas as there was no hope of coming back for studies soon.

Our correspondent took time out to take pictures of a dilapidated Community Secondary School Building in the heart of town, one of the most populated and the situation is not look in the eyes and certainly bad for schooling activities on there.

Recall, the teachers are embarking on the indefinite strike today after a preceding seven days warning strike in the state.

See pictures of dilapidated secondary school below here:

http://nextnewslive.com/bayelsa-nut-embark-on-indefinite-strike-approaches-industrial-court/

abeg make Ben Bruce M come and help his people

emmaraphael:
abeg make Ben Bruce M come and help his people

No be small, he rather prefers to talk common sense that has not in anyway impacted anybody back home. Funny thing is that, they cannot even give good advise to the governor.