Following a closed-door meeting, the Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Abubakar Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of the council chairmen, disclosed that the minister had resolved to withdraw 10% of the Area Councils’ internally generated revenue (IGR) for the next six months to pay the teachers.
Abdullahi described the decision as painful for the chairmen but said they had accepted it in good faith.
“We just finished a meeting with the minister, the leadership of the NUT, and the Area Council Chairmen. Resolutions were passed, although they did not favour the Chairman, as our six months’ IGR has been entirely committed to settling this issue.