FCT minister, Musa Bello has appealed to the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in FCT, to call off its ongoing strike.
This was disclosed by chief press secretary, Anthony Ogunleye, stating that the Minister made the appeal at the FCT security committee meeting for the month of November.
Bello stated that the Union should make the students, most especially those in primary school system, to suffer for issues that is not their fault.
While appealing to the Union that no society can develop without education, he stated that Chairman of the Area councils are engaging with the teachers and there is assurances that they will reach an agreement.
The minister urged administrators at the area council, religious and traditional leaders to dialogue with the teachers, adding that the continuous industrial action was playing into the hands of elements determined to cripple the country.
On security, Bello commended the heads of security agencies in the FCT for improvements in the security situation of the Territory.
He said that a number of incidents including kidnapping were averted with the cooperation of security operatives and the citizenry, adding that in a certain community, criminals had perfected plans to kidnap a Pastor alongside member of his family, but the plan was foiled and the criminals arrested.
The Minister revealed that from the number of arrests made over the past few weeks, a criminal network that operated across the FCT and neighboring states had certainly been broken.
He also assured that the interventions by the FCT administration will give the desired security results going into the New Year.
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