The Nigeria Union of Teachers in Bayelsa has threatened to commence an indefinite strike in public primary and secondary schools over the non-implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage and promotion arrears.

The union’s decision was reached at an executive meeting on October 12, after a three-day warning strike failed to yield results as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria.

In a communiqué issued after the meeting, the NUT said it had given a 14-day ultimatum to the state and local governments to address the plight of teachers or face industrial action.

The union said the government’s failure to implement the minimum wage and promote primary school teachers was causing untold hardship for teachers in the state.

The NUT also expressed dissatisfaction with the government’s continuous negligence of the plight of teachers, despite engaging them at different fora.

The union said the government’s attitude had brought nothing but humiliation and frustration to primary and secondary school teachers in the state.

The NUT said the 14-day ultimatum took effect from October 13, and that failure to address the issues within the limit of the ultimatum would force teachers in the state to go on strike.

The strike notice was ratified by the constituent eight local government branches of NUT in Bayelsa.

According to The PUNCH, the Bayelsa Commissioner for Education, Dr Gentle Emelah, declined to comment on the issue when contacted.

Schools in Bayelsa vacated on August 29 due to an expected flood and are slated to resume on November 13.