The Sokoto State Authorities has known as on lecturers on the state college to finish their strike and resume work for the sake of instructional growth within the state.The state Commissioner for Increased Schooling, Professor Isah Muhammad Maishanu, made the enchantment throughout a press convention on Friday, a day after the lecturers launched into strike over unpaid entitlements.
Maishanu urged the lecturers to rethink their choice and never permit political pursuits or exterior influences to hinder the progress of schooling within the state.
“We respect them, and we hope they are going to return to their duties,” he acknowledged.
The commissioner assured that the federal government takes their grievances significantly and has arrange a committee to barter with the related stakeholders relating to the non-payment of 25% and 35% of their salaries.
Relating to the deterioration of lecturers’ residences, Maishanu mentioned that the federal government has deployed engineers to evaluate the situation of the buildings for attainable renovation.
Nonetheless, some observers in Sokoto argue that the federal government has not taken concrete steps to resolve the lecturers’ considerations.
They’ve criticized the federal government for merely issuing directives as a substitute of actively working towards a decision.