From Saka Bolaji, Minna
The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Wednesday declared that the economic recession in the country is having negative effects on the welfare and performance of teachers in Niger state.
The state chairman of the NUT, Comrade Ibrahim Umar, on the occasion of this year’s World Teachers Day in Minna, said the recession was also negatively affecting the smooth running of the school system and the entire education sector.
His words: “It is evident that teachers at both primary and post primary schools in the state are owed salaries for months and in some cases they are paid randomly and on percentage. The implication of this trend and its attendant consequences is greatly affecting the morale of our esteemed members and indeed the growth and development of our educational system.”
Ibrahim Umar also lamented that the present challenges of irregular payment of teachers’ salaries and allowances in the state “is posing a red alert on achieving government’s desired change in our educational system.”
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