Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed gratitude to Abia Teachers for their maturity,friendship and commitment to the development of primary and secondary education in the State.
This is coming on the heels of the intervention of the governor who led talks with the state wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)where the union resolved to call off their two weeks old industrial action and order it’s members to resume work with effect from today, Monday, 17th June, 2019.
The Governor in a press statement made available to journalists by his Chief Press secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka reaffirmed his personal commitment and that of his administration to the strengthening of the state’s educational system through a holistic development strategy with the welfare of teachers at the fulcrum.
He urged the teachers to ensure that in their usual pragmatic manner, lost grounds occasioned by the strike action will be covered to ensure that pupils and students will remain in good standing, especially now that external examinations are imminent.
Governor Ikpeazu noted that the consistent first class performance of Abia State in external examinations in the country is a clear testament to the dedication of Abia teachers working in synergy with his administration.
State Chairman of the NUT Elder Kizito Agwu Kalu in a Communique issued on, Sunday, 16th June, 2019 and signed by the state secretary, Comrade Nnenna Okonkwo, on behalf of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) thanked Governor Ikpeazu for what they referred to as “his quick and prompt intervention over the teachers’ demands”.
The Communique further stated that “SWEC -In- Session wishes to place on record that it was when our amiable Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu intervened that NUT demands were sincerely and passionately looked into with a view to permanently resolving it amicably”.
