While acknowledging the concerns of the teachers’ union, the CDWR faulted what it described as reliance on appeals without concrete action.
The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) has called on labour unions in Oyo State to immediately embark on a statewide strike and mass protests over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area, insisting that public appeals alone will not secure their release.
In a press statement dated May 31, 2026, and signed by Comrade Abiodun Bamigboye (Abbey Trotsky), Oyo State Coordinator of CDWR, the group said it had reviewed the position of the Oyo State Wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) but warned that the approach so far adopted was insufficient to address the crisis.
While acknowledging the concerns of the teachers’ union, the CDWR faulted what it described as reliance on appeals without concrete action.
The group stated: “While we share the deep concern, anger and anxiety expressed by the NUT over the continued captivity of their colleagues and pupils, it is regrettable that they have not taken a serious step. We must state clearly that appeals alone will not secure their freedom.”
