13th January, 2015 Home APC candidate hails Osun teachers for ending strike JANUARY 13, 2015 BY SAMSON FOLARIN 1 Comment The All Progressives Congress candidate for Obokun Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has lauded the understanding of teachers in the state for calling off their “sit-down strike”. He said the understanding shown by the leadership and members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers had shown their patriotism and support for the Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration, as well as their commitment to change in Nigeria, a statement said on Monday. The Osun NUT had suspended the strike it embarked upon since December 2, 2014 to protest non-payment of leave bonuses, leave grants to secondary school teachers and non-payment of examination and running grants to schools in the state. Speaking at the Obokun Local Government Education Board 2015 ecumenical prayer, Oyintiloye said the basis for the grievances of the teachers was the financial clampdown of the PDP-led Federal Government on the state. “The financial challenge we are facing in Osun today is not orchestrated by our government, but by the PDP-led federal government which drastically reduced our allocation so that we will not be able to meet your demands. “If not for the good understanding and your intelligence, you will not agree with us that it is not our government that is out to punish you, but the Federal Government. “Osun is even better, some other states have owed as much as eight months salaries, meaning that if we cannot make effective change by voting out President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 presidential election, this country will crash. “There is no way we can survive if Jonathan is still our president. Voting out President Jonathan is beyond being members of any political party; it is a question of how Nigeria will not crash”, he said. Oyintiloye urged the teachers and other Nigerians to vote for the APC Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, adding that this was the only way the mess of the country could be cleared. Also speaking, the Obokun LGEA Chairman, Chief Abiodun Owoeye, said APC governments have done well in their various states and there was need to get more support to take over government at the centre. Copyright PUNCH.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH. Contact: editor@punchng Tolu, a Unilag student, reveals how he makes N200,000 monthly from a Mini Importation business he started with N8,850. Click here to read his story. More Stories in News Lagos partners firm to build 10,000 homes January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story We’ll win in Ekiti again, PDP leader boasts January 13th, 2015 / 6 Comments Read Full Story Fire guts Balogun Market, sawmill, houses in Lagos January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story comments powered by Disqus Recommended Stories Multi-party or two-party system? January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Appeal to Nigerian youths January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Decentralise military institutions January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Re: Is CBN defending naira or dollar? January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Check security default January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Court jails 27 drug dealers in A’Ibom January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Related Stories ‘We’re ready for elections’ January 13th, 2015 / 4 Comments Read Full Story Fire guts Balogun Market, sawmill, houses in Lagos January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story FG blames governors for judiciary workers’ strike January 13th, 2015 / 1 Comment Read Full Story Lagos partners firm to build 10,000 homes January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story Shun violence, US tells politicians January 13th, 2015 / Comments Read Full Story We’ll win in Ekiti again, PDP leader boasts January 13th, 2015 / 4 Comments Read Full Story Copyright © 2015 Punch Nigeria Limited Back to top | Switch to Desktop Site
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