Over 3,000 primary school teachers from 13 local government areas of Ebonyi State, Nigeria, staged a protest in Abakaliki, the state capital, demanding unpaid salaries for three months. Teachers accused local government leaders of causing the death of three teachers on Christmas Day due to non-payment of salaries. Governor Francis Nwifuru had given the local government leaders a 24-hour ultimatum to pay the teachers' salaries so they could celebrate Christmas like other civil servants in the state. However, the state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Paul Awo Nwabosi, threatened to take action against the protesting teachers instead of listening to their grievances. The commissioner ordered the arrest of the protesting teachers, who were forced into a waiting Hilux van. Daily Post's attempts to get further comments from the commissioner were unsuccessful as he quickly entered the vehicle and drove away. The Ebonyi State ALGON Chairman, Mr. Chinedu Uburu, did not respond to phone calls seeking his comments on the issue at the time of this report.
Fiye da malaman makaranta 3,000 daga kananan hukumomi 13 na Jihar Ebonyi sun gudanar da zanga-zanga a ranar Lahadi a Abakaliki, babban birnin jihar, bisa rashin biyan albashin watanni uku da shugabannin kananan hukumomin jihar suka ki biya. Malaman sun nuna rashin amincewa da shugabannin kananan hukumomi 13, suna zargin cewa rashin biyan albashin ya haifar da mutuwar malaman makaranta uku a ranar Kirsimeti.
Sai dai, a yayin da kwamishinan ilimi na jihar, Mista Paul Awo Nwabosi, ya gana da shugabannin masu zanga-zanga, ya yi barazanar daukar mataki a kansu maimakon sauraron korafinsu. Kwamishinan ya bayar da umarnin kama shugabannin zanga-zangar, inda aka tilasta musu shiga wata motar Hilux da aka ajiye a wurin. Kokarin da jaridar DAILY POST ta yi na samun karin bayani daga kwamishinan ya ci tura, domin ya gaggauta shiga motarsa ya tafi.
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