ABUJA – Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Today , directed it members to ignore the 22nd of September, 2014, resumption of primary and secondary schools in Nigeria.
National President of NUT, Comrade Micheal Olukoya, gave the directive while briefing journalists in Abuja.
He said the teachers should only resume if the Federal Government sufficiently trained and provide them with necessary preventive and protective gadgets on Ebola virus.
It would be recalled that the federal government changed the resumption date from September 8, 2014 to October 13, 2014, over the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country. The date was reviewed fom October 13, to September 22, 2014, based on the advice given by Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who said based on the progress made so far that over 98% suceess has been recorded across the nation.
According to Olukoya, "But where the federal government insists on the 22nd September, 2014, date in spite of the wise counsel, the union will rather direct teachers to resume schools whenever they are sufficiently trained and their schools have been provided with the necessary preventive and protective gadgets. For the avoidance of doubt, the teachers have this day, resolved to resume classes in obedience to the federal government directive, in states where teachers have been trained to handle any outbreak and all the required preventive and protective gadgets such as hand gloves, sanitizers, infra-red thermometers, running water and soaps have been provided as directed by federal government of Nigeria.
"In states where the training has not been done and necessary safeguarding gadgets not provided, teachers shall continue to remain at home until their state governments respond positively or the union directs them to the contrary".
Source: By LAIDE AKINBOADE, Vanguard
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