ASUSS Urges FCT Teachers to Resume Amid NUT Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has publicly opposed the strike declared by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) FCT Wing, urging teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to return to work. In a statement issued by its State Executive Council (SEC) following an emergency meeting, ASUSS described the strike as premature and detrimental to educational stability.

The union addressed three key areas of dispute, asserting that the vacancy requirement is a statutory provision of the Public Service Rules (PSR) and that changes to career structures should be resolved through administrative dialogue. ASUSS noted that the 2025 promotion exercise would coincide with the 2026 promotion cycle under the FCT Civil Service Commission.

Additionally, the union stated that the redeployment of education agency directors to classrooms is within management’s statutory powers. ASUSS warned that the strike could disrupt the scheduled promotion examinations for FCT Education Officers and directed all eligible officers to participate.

The union urged parents to send their children to school and instructed teachers to report to their classrooms, maintaining that students should not suffer due to industrial disputes.