The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Ebonyi chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike in seven Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state over unpaid three months salaries.
Mr Bassey Asuquo, Secretary of the Union in Ebonyi, listed the affected LGAs to include Ebonyi, Edda, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ivo, Ishielu and Ohaukwu.
Asuquo explained that the strike was due to the unpaid salaries of October, November and December 2024.
“As we speak, the January 2025 salary has not been paid to any of our members in the 13 local government areas of the state.
“Sequel to our earlier notice on mobilisation for an indefinite strike, we have thoroughly reviewed the compliance of local government chairmen regarding the clearance of our members’ salaries.
“As at the close of work on Feb. 5, 2025, we acknowledge that certain local government areas have cleared the salaries of our members.
“However, we regret to inform you that several local government chairmen have failed to clear the backlog of our members’ outstanding salaries.
“In response to this non-compliance, we hereby declare an indefinite strike action in Edda, Ebonyi, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ishielu, Ivo and Ohaukwu.
“All our state and branch officers in the affected local government areas are instructed to adhere strictly to this directive and ensure the immediate enforcement of the action starting from Thursday Feb. 6; this includes organising and maintaining solidarity picket lines and monitoring the compliance of the action across the affected localities,” he said.
Asuquo urged members to remain steadfast and continue to show solidarity to ensure total compliance.