Public primary and secondary schools in Abuja remained shut on Monday, February 2, two weeks after the workers with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) embarked on strike to compel the FCTA to meet their demands.
In addition to the schools, primary health centres (PHCs) and Area Council secretariats in the nation’s capital are not providing services because of the strike.
Checks by The ICIR showed that schools in several area councils were locked, with pupils turned back at the gates and no teachers or administrators on duty.
In two public schools within Lugbe, Abuja Municipal Area Council, the ICIR confirmed that students who arrived early for classes were stranded outside the school premises, uncertain whether academic activities would resume.
Some pupils waited for several minutes before eventually leaving, expressing frustration over the continued disruption.
(ICIR)
