By Sarah NEGEDU
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is not backing down on his threat to withhold 10 percent of statutory allocations to the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory as a punitive measure over their failure to resolve the prolonged strike by primary school teachers.
Recall that the minister had issued a similar warning in September 2024, threatening to seize the councils’ share of Internally Generated Revenue unless they addressed the demands of striking teachers.