Olukoya made the statement in Lagos at a news conference organised by the Lagos State Branch of the NUT
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The teachers, who stormed Auchi, Etsako-West Local Government Area of Edo State, rejected the call by the government to subject them to any form of test
He said: “The number of teachers in the 1,965 primary schools across the state, thereafter, came down from over 26,000 to about 22,000
Jonathan said the union was not against the proposed local government autonomy but that placing teachers’ salaries on the first-line charge was one condition under which the autonomy could be more realistic
Isife said the bill would also mandate government and faith-based organisations in the state to invest one per cent of their income to education in their different localities
He said the strike was called off to give room for negotiation with the government on the implementation of 27.5 per cent Teachers Peculiar Allowance
He recalled that the government had in August 2008 signed an agreement with the union to implement an increase of 27.5 per cent of their basic salary as peculiar allowance