FCT Teachers Begin Strike Monday Over Peculiar Allowance, Others

The Federal Capital Territory Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has directed primary school teachers to resume their suspended strike on Monday, January 15, 2024 until further notice.

This was contained in a communique dated January 12, 2024, following an emergency meeting of the State Wing Standing Committee.

The communique was co-signed by the FCT Chairman of the NUT, Abdullahi Shafas; the State Secretary, Mrs Margaret Jethro; and the Publicity Secretary, Ibukun Adekeye.

The SWSC also urged secondary school teachers to join the strike from January 22nd if the demands of the primary school teachers were not met before January 19, 2024.

Recall that the union had embarked on an indefinite strike on September 11, 2023 to demand the implementation of 40% Peculiar Allowance, and payment of 25 months minimum wage arrears, amongst others.

The NUT stated that despite suspending the strike for six weeks, which expired on November 7, 2023, “nothing positive has taken place”, adding that the SWSC had no choice but to direct the resumption of the workers, following the failure of the Minister and the Area Council Chairmen to attend to their demands.

Part of the communique reads, “Saddened by the suffering of the teachers and the unwillingness of the area council chairmen to pay the teachers these aforementioned entitlements, including the delay in the Honourable Minister’s intervention, the State Wing Standing Committee in – Session has no other option but to direct all Primary School Teachers in FCT to resume the suspended Strike to further press home her demands. The strike will take effect from Monday, 15th January, 2024.

“The SWSC-in-Session equally resolved that if the outstanding demands of the primary school teachers were not paid before Friday, January 19, 2024, all secondary school teachers in FCT would join in solidarity from Monday, January 22, 2024 – an injury to one is an injury to all.”

The union subsequently urged parents to keep their children in primary schools at home, from Monday January 15, 2024.
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