Our Protest Plans In FCT Changed After Wike Proposed A Dialogue Meeting – NANS

Nyesom Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is set to meet with chairmen of FCT area councils, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the National Association of Nigerian Students to discuss the reopening of public primary schools in the FCT.

The meeting is scheduled to take place on Thursday, and Nigerians have been reacting.

Speaking via a press statement, NANS President, Olushola Oladoja, said that it had earlier planned a mass protest at the FCT Administration Secretariat on Wednesday morning, however, the plan changed after its leaders were invited to a high-level meeting at the Department of State Services Headquarters.

He added that NANS remains committed to defending the rights of Nigerian students.

His words, “In a show of responsibility and commitment to resolving the crisis, Wike intervened by proposing a bailout, with FCTA offering to pay 60 per cent of the outstanding arrears while the area councils cover the remaining 40 per cent.

When it became clear that this arrangement was not yielding desired results, the FCT minister withheld the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the area councils for the months of May and June, with a plan to utilise these funds to make up the 40 per cent requested of area council to clear the outstanding arrears owed to teachers.

We reaffirm our commitment to defending the rights of Nigerian students and ensuring that no child is denied access to education due to governmental lapses.”

WOW.