Kaduna governor orders immediate release of N548m to NUT Endwell Scheme

The governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani has ordered the immediate release of the sum of N548 million to the Nigerian Union of Teachers  Endwell scheme which was withheld by the past administration.

The acting Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, Mubarak Mohammed who announced the development in Kaduna,  explained that the dispute was resolved following a series of negotiations between NUT and the Kaduna State Government.

The release of the fund has therefore resolved the long-standing industrial dispute between the union and the Kaduna State Government.

Mohammed announced that the NUT Endwell Scheme will undergo a structural reform to ensure improved efficiency and accountability.

He said; ” I am pleased to announce that Governor Uba Sani has successfully resolved the long-standing dispute between the Kaduna State Government and the NUT regarding the NUT Endwell Fund.

‘ The NUT Endwell Fund represents statutory deductions from teachers’ salaries,  meant to support them during service and retirement.

” Under the agreement, all litigations related to the NUT Endwell Fund will be discontinued, and the sum of N548 million will be released to the NUT to manage the Endwell Fund independently, the Executive secretary disclosed.

On his part,  Kaduna State NUT chairman,  Ibrahim Dalhatu,  said that the released N548m would help to improve the welfare of teachers in the state,  and therefore thanked Governor Uba Sani for resolving the dispute.

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