Abia Teachers Begin Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

Teachers in public primary and secondary schools in Abia have embarked
on strike to protest alleged government's failure to pay their
salaries. schools in the state were supposed to reopen on January 9
after the Christmas and New Year holidays but resumption was postponed
to January 16. It was gathered that teachers refused to resume,
insisting on the payment of their outstanding five months salary
arrears.