The Nigerian Union of Teachers, Taraba State chapter, has lamented that the 18 months salary arrears owned by the state government have not been paid contrary to the reports going viral that teachers in the state are not owed any dime by the state government.
This was made known in a statement on Saturday by the Taraba State NUT Chairman, Nathan Solomon, noting that 18 months salary arrears owned by the state government to teachers has not been paid.
The union lamented that dues deducted from teachers salaries for over two years by the state Primary Education Board have not been remitted to the union’s account.
The union said the situation has made life difficult for its members across the state.
Solomon said, “We want to state clearly that we have not been paid the 18 months salary arrears we are been owed by the former Governor Darius Ishaku.
“One mischievous thing the rumour may cause is that teachers may have some debt to settle, for not taking salaries for close to two years, and with this kind of falsehood, somebody may descend on them while the money is not there.”
The Taraba NUT chairman added, “What I once told journalists was that the teachers who were sacked by the recent past administration of former Governor Ishaku have been reinstated by Governor Agbu Kefas.
“The sacked teachers were not paid for over 18 months but when the governor reinstated them back to work he ordered that all their salaries should be paid and it was done accordingly.”
He explained that the union is “still pleading with the governor to prevail on the State Primary Education Board to remit the over two years union dues to our account for us to continue with our activities”.
