HURIWA urges Otti to pay 4,700 teachers

…Raises concerns over unpaid allowances, rural teachers’ welfare
By Chioma Obinna
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, to pay 4,700 newly recruited primary school teachers allegedly working without salaries.

The association described the reported delay as unfair to the teachers, who it said were recruited and deployed to public schools, particularly in rural communities, but had yet to receive their first salaries since resuming duties last month.

In a statement on Tuesday, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko, criticised reports that the teachers might not be paid until January 2027...