The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State met with Governor Seyi Makinde, in Ibadan, the State capital, on Tuesday, to present its requests regarding its ongoing strike over the recent abduction of pupils and teachers of different schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
The union said its meeting with the governor centred on its demand for the rescue of the victims and strengthening of security across schools in the state.
It also said it will consult its national leadership before deciding the next step on its ongoing indefinite strike embarked on 1 June to demand an urgent rescue of the 39 students and seven teachers abducted by gunmen from three schools on 15 May in Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota in Oriire Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on phone on Tuesday, the Oyo NUT Secretary, Salami Olukayode, said the union briefed the governor on its concerns and would relay the outcome of the discussion to the national body of the union which directed withdrawal of services by teachers in the state and a nationwide protest joined by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and civil society organisations
“The governor received us today to engage us, but the next line of action now is for us to refer the matter back to the national body,” Olukayode said. “It was the national body that directed the withdrawal of services (in Oyo State) and the nationwide protest in solidarity for the rescue of the victims.”
