Wednesday, 12 April 2017

NUT call on State Governments to take up the funding of primary education




   The Nigeria Union of Teachers is calling on State Governments to take up the funding of primary education rather than leaving it to the Local Government Councils.

   It’s Secretary-General of, Ikpe Obong, made the call in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, saying that constitutionally, the management of primary education was the responsibility of State Governments.
   According to him, Nigeria’s constitution gives Local Governments participatory role in the management of primary education.
   Furthermore, Obong argued that salaries of primary school teachers should be paid alongside other workers in the state to ensure equal treatment of workers.

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