Pupils of various primary schools in Oyo State on Tuesday
stayed away from their schools as the strike embarked upon by their teachers
continued.
Primary school teachers in the state had on Monday commenced
an indefinite industrial action to press home their demands.
It was gathered that the demands include better welfare for
members, payment of promotion arrears and payment of primary school pensioners.
They are also complaining of delay in salary payment and
non-payment of leave bonus and car grants.
Our correspondent who went round various schools in Iseyin Council
area of the state on Tuesday reports that public primary schools were under
lock.
Some of the primary schools visited include Community
Primary School, Oja-Agbe, Army Children School, Barracks area, Community
Primary school, Oke-Esa, and Baptist Primary School, Koso.
Mr Samson Adedoyin, the Chairman of the Nigerian Union of
Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State, had told newsmen on Monday in Ibadan that the
strike became inevitable when dialogue with the state government failed.
Mr Niyi Akano, the immediate past chairman of NUT, on his
part had stated that only primary school teachers were on strike.
He, however, said if the state government failed to address
the demands, teachers in secondary schools would join in solidarity.
Akano had said the industrial action would remain indefinite
until the demands were met.
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