The Nigeria Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom state council has called on the state government to allocate more funds to promptly settle the entitlements due the next of kin of late primary School teachers in the state.

The state chairman of NLC, comrade SUNNY JAMES in an interview with Inspiration FM emphasized that he is at the forefront of ensuring that the entitlements for the next of kin are duly paid.

Comrade JAMES added that more monies should be released by the state government to cover as many of them as possible.

According to comrade JAMES, there are also a number of primary school teachers who are yet to receive their leave grant for the past 10 years and need to be settled as well.

On the 9^th of August, the next of kin embarked on a peaceful protest in front of the government house, although they were barricaded by the police from Division A located at barracks road, Uyo.

Akwa Ibom state government says it does not recognize individuals who make up the labour markets, which are found at strategic locations in Uyo, the state capital.

Labour market, as it is popularly called is made up of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers in different fields, who sit-in-wait for clients to pick them up for menial jobs at building and other projects sites.

 

Some of the workers in an interview with Inspiration FM had called on the state government to carry them along and incorporate them into some ongoing projects in the state.

However, in an exclusive interview with our correspondent, UHUOTU OMILABU, the Akwa state commissioner for Labour and Manpower Planning, Pastor SUNNY IBUOT said the pleas of the group may not be met as they are not members of any trade union.

 

Mr IBUOT  however noted that in a bid to reduce the unemployment rate in the state, government will train 100 youths in software development, as the world currently revolves around ICT.

He emphasized that the programme which will kick off before the end of the year, will capture bright minds who already have some basic knowledge of the skill and are willing to increase capacity.