Edo State chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has called on the state House of Assembly to reject a bill aimed at transferring the payment of primary school teachers’ salaries to local government councils.
This followed disclosure that the House is set to deliberate on the bill on local government autonomy.
The NUT made the appeal in Benin on Wednesday during a protest march to the Edo State House of Assembly.
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The protesters carried placards with the inscriptions, “Save primary education from imminent collapse”, “Funding of primary education is the joint responsibility of state and federal governments” and “We are not against local government autonomy,” among others.
Edo State chapter, NUT chairman, Mr. Iyalomhe Akhagbeme, said transferring the payment of teachers’ salaries from state to local government would jeopardize smooth payment of teachers.
He said that teachers were not opposed to autonomy for local governments, but noted that the funding of education should remain the primary reasonability of both state and federal governments.
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