Edo State Govt. Orders Teachers to Resume School or Loose Salary.
By Lucky Isibor
The Edo State govermenmet has ordered primary school teachers in the state to resume school Monday, 1st February and threatened loose of salary for defaulters.
In a statement by the Secretary to the Edo State Govermenmet, Osarodion Ogie (Esq) urged parents to make their children available for school on the said date while urging the teachers who want to join the alleged sponsored strike to hand over school records and other govermenmet properties in their possession to the Education Secretary in their respective Local Government Areas.
But the State Chairman Moni Mike Modesty Itua, and the Assistant Secretary General of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Pius Okhueleigbe on Wednesday urged striking teachers to shun Governor Godwin Obaseki's directive on resumption of schools, weeks after the union declared indefinite strike over poor condition of service and other issues of concern.
According to the goverment statement, "this is to inform all parents, teachers and the general public that all public primary schools in Edo State shall resume full activities on Monday 1st February 2021.
"Parents are expected to make their children and wards ready for resumption on this date. The Board wishes to reemphasize that all public-school teachers and head teachers are required to be present in their various schools. Failure to resume work would be considered forfeiture of salary as the Edo State Government has activated the No Work, No Pay policy.
"Head Teachers and Teachers who are desirous of staying away from work in support of the sponsored strike action by certain elements of the Edo State Branch of the National Union of Teachers, are required to hand over all school property in their custody to their respective Education Secretaries."
While assuring parents and members of the public of the safety of their wards and school properties, the statement said the government is collaborating with security agencies to protect public schools in the state.
"The Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) is collaborating with the relevant security agencies to ensure the protection of all public schools and any willful destruction of government property will be met with criminal prosecution to the fullest extent of the law."
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