Sacked primary teachers threaten strike in Kaduna
Teachers threatening strike action over job losses in Nigeria’s Kaduna state have been issued a stern warning. “The government is not available to be blackmailed into knowingly retaining unqualified teachers,” said Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in a Facebook post.
A total of 21,780 primary school teachers were sacked recently, after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.
Mr El-Rufai said they accounted for two-thirds of primary school teachers in Kaduna State.
