THE Chairman, Delta State wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Mr. Titus Okotie, has said the union will continue to strive to bring back the lost glory of public schools while demanding for better welfare of its members from the state government.
Okotie spoke to newsmen, shortly after a thanksgiving mass for the newly-elected state executives of NUT, at Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ughell, headquarters of Ughelli North Local Government Area of the state.
He said salaries were the rights of every teacher, urging the state government to treat the issue with utmost concern to change the current trend, especially at the primary school level.
According to him, “the victory we celebrate today was given to us to liberate the teachers of Delta State and unite the union more in the discharge of our mandate,” adding that NUT will work closely with other relevant stakeholders to achieve the union’s goals.
Mr. Mike Okeme, the Senior Special Adviser on Labour and Industrial Relations to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, who represented the governor at the event, assured that soon the backlog of teachers’ salaries at primary school level will cleared.
Also, the state Commissioner for Basic Education, represented by Dr. Edozie Godwin, and Mr. Jonathan Jemirieyigbe, both thanked the state governor for providing a level playing ground for all contestants, urging teachers to avail the union leaders with useful suggestions.
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