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By Emem Idio
SOAKED roofs, broken floors, lack of toilet facilities and reptile- infested environment are some of the common sights that greet a first time visitor to most of the public primary and secondary schools in Bayelsa State, particularly in the hinterlands.
A recent visit by NDV to some public schools in parts of the state revealed that the learning environment in some of the schools was far from conducive for learning.
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Minimum Wage: NUT issues Bayelsa govt 14 days ultimatum over arrears
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By Emem Idio – Yenagoa
Barring any last-minute intervention by the Bayelsa State Government and Local Governments Councils in the State, primary school teachers under the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has resolved that they would be left with no other option than to embark on industrial action after the expiration of the 14 days ultimatum to the governments to resolve lingering issues with the Union.
The fourteen days ultimatum which was issued on January 13, was learnt will expire on Thursday, January 28.
The union has been in series of meeting with state and local government representatives last year over protracted issues of non-payment and implementation of N30,000 minimum wage, promotions and salary arrears owed primary school teachers.
In a communique, they said the government had disregarded the series of negotiations and resolutions reached to address the demands before December 2020.
The ultimatum takes effect on Tuesday, NUT Bayelsa said in a communique signed by its chairman Kalaama Tonpre and secretary Johnson Hector.
“Should the problems mentioned above remain unresolved till the expiration of the fourteen days ultimatum, primary school teachers in the state would have no other option than to down tools,” it said.