27/06/2025
💔 If This Doesn’t Break You, I Don’t Know What Will
Public primary school teachers in FCT have been on strike for three months.
Yes, three full months — and counting.
No school.
No learning.
No future in view.
And yet… there’s silence.
A term ended in the air.
Another is about to end — and these children are still at home.
And we carry on like everything is normal.
> But here’s the real heartbreak: these are children in the foundation years of learning.
You can’t even compare this to university strikes.
These are 6 to 11-year-olds.
At an age when structure matters, when reading needs to be taught, and life skills formed — we’re leaving them behind.
đź“Ś How Are These Kids Different From Street Children?
They now roam during school hours.
Many of them hawk.
Some have become caregivers for their younger siblings.
And some are one wrong step away from abuse.
Let’s not pretend — we know how this ends:
Some will never return to school.
Some will become parents before they become adults.
And girls? They’ll pay the highest price.
> Every extra week out of school increases the vulnerability of the girl child.
We are creating a generation of children who will learn the streets before they learn to read.
💢 The Teachers Aren’t Being Wicked. They’re Being Ignored.
They are asking for:
The implementation of the National Minimum Wage
Payment of 6 months arrears
Implementation of promised allowances
A system that respects the agreements already signed
Is this too much?
The documents are attached.
This is not protest without cause.
This is workers saying: “We are tired of suffering to keep a broken system running.”
⚠️ Dear Leaders, Where Are You?
🟥 To the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa — we know the FCT teachers aren’t directly under you. But this is your sector. And this collapse is your concern.
