Consequently, primary schools across the state were shut on Monday in line with the two-day warning strike declared by the Union. Pupils had to return home was schools were shut down.
The state Chairman of NUT, Samuel Akosile, addressed journalist over the strike citing unpaid salaries and leave bonuses as reasons for the strike action.
“There has been serious agitation, it is our considered opinion that even if the bailout did not come, it behoves the state government to look inward and look at ways to pay the money. It is long overdue.”
The trade union leader also said dialogue with the Ekiti state government had not yielded positive results.
“This agitation had been on but I pleaded with my people to allow us have a dialogue with the government first. The governor said he would pay with the bailout but it seems as if we are running out of patience and we have no option but to embark on this strike to press home our demands.
“Although, the government is making effort to pay, it has to look inward for an alternative to pay members if the bailout is not forthcoming because this payment is long overdue.
“Government is a continuum and this situation is a product of actions and inactions of the (former Governor Kayode) Fayemi’s government which this government inherited and it has to inherit it properly,” he said.
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