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Why We’re Against LG Autonomy – NUT

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THE Nigeria Union of Teachers has said itsĀ  to determination to reject Local Government autonomy was to forestall a situation where primary education is plunged into uncontrollable crisis in the country.
The Union, therefore, lauded the bold steps taken by various State Houses Assembly that voted against the proposed Local Government autonomy in the ongoing Constitutional Amendment.

Public Relations Officer of NUT, Mr. Emmanuel Hwande, in a statement in Abuja, commended the State lawmakers for the prompt action and timely return of the proposed review of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the National Assembly.

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He reinforced the position of the leadership of NUT that granting of total autonomy to Local Government Councils would lead total collapse of primary education in Nigeria.

NUT President, Comrade Michael Alogba Olukoya, had vowed that “never again shall the primary school teachers in Nigeria be returned to bondage, suffering, penury, deprivation and subjugation through the unpatriotic and inhuman control of salaries by the sadist Local Government operatives”.

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He argued that Local Government autonomy would lead to scrapping of the State Joint Local Government Account and resultant non-payment of salaries of teachers nationwide.

Olukoya, further noted that as it was in the past, the Councils would renege on remittance of 7.5 per cent counterpart contribution to pension funds of primary school teachers nationwide.

He said this also would rubbish the good intentions and contents of the Pension Act 2004 and return the primary school teacher once again to the status of a “beggar and weeping child” of the country whenever he retires.

“This will also lead to total collapse of the primary education in Nigeria consequent upon uncontrollable industrial actions that will ensue in all LG councils,” he said.

The Union, therefore eulogised Ā the commitment and patriotism demonstrated by the legislators in their careful consideration and clause by clause vote on all issues put forward for amendment.

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Hwande said: “We note with delight the proactive stand of the State Houses of Assembly whose vote on the touchy issue of Local Government Autonomy will go a long way to retain the State and Local Government Joint Account, and sustain their joint responsibility in the payment of Primary School teacher’s salaries and developing the nations public primary education system.

“This noble action of our State Legislators stand in defense to protect and advance the educational fortunes of pupils in public primary schools.

“Posterity will judge them right to the glory of our children and the generation yet to be born,” he said.

NUT had been opposed to the Local Government autonomy on the ground that leaving primary school education solely in hands of LGs would destroy the system.

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