BREAKING: Ebonyi Teachers Commence Indefinite Strike

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ebonyi State chapter, has initiated an indefinite strike across seven local government areas due to the non-payment of monthly salaries.

The affected areas include Ebonyi, Edda, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ivo, Ishielu, and Ohaukwu LGAs.

The union has raised concerns over the failure to pay salaries for more than three months to teachers in these local government areas.

This information was conveyed in a statement signed by the union’s secretary, Bassey Asuquo, and issued to journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Thursday.

The statement reads: “Following our previous notice regarding mobilisation for industrial action, we have thoroughly assessed the compliance of local government chairmen in processing our members’ salaries.

“As of the end of business on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, we acknowledge that certain local government areas have successfully cleared the salaries of our members.

“However, we regret to inform you that several local government chairmen have failed to resolve the backlog of outstanding salaries for our members.

“Consequently, all our state and branch officers in the affected local government areas are instructed to strictly adhere to this directive and to enforce the strike action from 12:00 am on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

“This includes organising and maintaining solidarity picket lines and monitoring compliance with the strike action across the affected localities.”

The union emphasised that the local government chairmen’s failure to fulfil their obligations to its members is unacceptable and vowed to continue their fight until their demands are met.

“We urge all members to remain resolute and continue their support for the strike action,” the statement concluded.

Daily Trust has reported that the adherence of teachers to the ongoing strike has brought teaching and learning in public schools within the affected local government areas to a standstill.