Controversial influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), on Monday organised a protest at the entrance of the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, located in Abuja.
TheNewsGuru reports that the protest follows Wike’s earlier announcement that he intends to withhold 10 percent of the statutory allocation to the area councils.
This decision comes in light of the councils’ failure to implement the new minimum wage for primary school educators, which has led to an ongoing strike.
It’s important to note that the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has been on strike since March 24 due to the non-payment of the ₦70,000 minimum wage by the chairpersons of the six area councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
VDM also took to his Facebook page to urge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the matter.
He had said, “For over 9 weeks, our public primary school kids in the Federal Capital Territory have been out of school.
“According to their books, they claimed they are paying these primary school teachers 80 thousand naira and above, depending on their level.
“Sadly, they lied to them because till now they are still being paid 30 thousand naira, and upon this they have been owed salaries, and for this reason the teachers decided to go on strike.
“@officialasiwajubat this is not the future you promised Nigerians. Our children will be limited to a brighter future without this basic education. @officialefcc please we demand a deep investigation on the board in charge of their salaries so as to clear this mess and send these innocent kids back to school.”
The social critic on Monday gathered school children in uniforms and held a class where he instructed them on the letters of the alphabet.
“S for Suegbe, T for Tinubu, W for Wike,” VDM called out, while the children repeated.
VDM stated at the protest ground that Wike’s gate would henceforth serve as the pupils’ new classroom.