The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has issued a stern warning to Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, accusing his administration of persistent neglect of teachers’ welfare and refusal to implement long-approved statutory allowances. The union says the situation is pushing educators into a “riotous mode” and threatens the industrial stability of the state’s education sector.

In a letter released on Friday, the NUT national headquarters faulted the state government for what it called a “seeming refusal” to implement the 27.5% Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) for TRCN-certified teachers under CONKWESS I, and the 21% TSA for non-certified teachers under CONKWESS II.

The letter was signed by NUT National President, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, and Secretary-General, Dr. Clinton Ikpitibo. Copies were sent to the Acting Head of Service, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, the State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Kwara chapters of the NLC and NUT.

According to the union, the two-year delay in implementing the allowances — especially when other sectors such as medical workers, nurses, and judicial staff have received full consolidated salary structures — amounts to “worrisome discrimination” against teachers.

The NUT wrote:

“Between 2023 to date, the matter has remained unresolved, whereas your government approved full consolidated salary structures for medical and health workers, nurses, and recently, staff of the judiciary, without attending to the age-long demand of teachers.”

They added that the continued neglect has put teachers in an agitated state, warning that industrial peace is now endangered.

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NUT Faults Kwara for Failure to Implement Teachers Retirement Age Act

Aside from unpaid allowances, the union expressed disappointment that the state has yet to implement the National Harmonised Teachers Retirement Age Act, 2022, which extends teachers’ retirement age to 65 years or 40 years of service.

The NUT noted that over 25 states have already complied with the law and expected Kwara — led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum — to be a leading example.

“It is no longer news that well over 25 states in the federation have complied… The NUT had expected Your Excellency to have taken the lead, being the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, but this is not the case as of today.”

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Union Demands Urgent Engagement Before December 13

The NUT urged Governor Abdulrazaq to convene an emergency meeting before December 13, 2025, to address the outstanding issues, cautioning that escalation may be unavoidable if dialogue fails.

“We do hope that our interventionist approach is accepted, because to jaw-jaw will be better than to war-war,” the union stated.