Nigeria: NUT Strike - ANCOPSS Faults FG's Attitude

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Leadership (Abuja)

7 July 2008
Posted to the web 7 July 2008

Moses John
Abuja

The All-Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), has expressed worry due to non-positive response by the Federal Government to the demand of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT).

The group, in a statement jointly signed by the President, Mr Nzemeka Olisa and Halilu Iliyasu, the secratery general said "TSS is a necessary step that should follow the professionalisation of the teaching profession, adding that the Federal Government has the duty to set standards that states and other providers of education have to follow. This is not to suggest that the Federal Government should fix wages for states."

ANCOPSS, however, appealed to the Federal Government to urgently accede to the demand of the Nigeria Union of Teachers for the issuance of a circular, so that the implementation of the Teachers' Salary Structure can commence at the federal level, as a starting point.

It also reaffirmed its full and unflinching support for the demand and action of the NUT on behalf of the generality of Nigerian primary and secondary school teachers, adding that "as principals of secondary schools, we appreciate the damage which poor remunerations and under-motivation have continued to inflict on the school system. Teachers' welfare is the key to improvement of standards, the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, and realisation of Nigeria's overall development aspirations." the statement added.

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