Michael Arowosaiye: RCCG finally speaks on death of singer who allegedly committed suicide

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Michael Arowosaiye: RCCG finally speaks on death of singer who allegedly committed suicide

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Friday reacted to reports of the death of one Mr. Michael Arowosaiye, said to have committed suicide in Abuja on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

The church’s position was contained in a statement released by Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi, Head Media & Public Relations.

It said while the RCCG leadership sympathises with the family of the deceased, it had become necessary to clarify information in the public.

It read: “The said Mr. Michael Arowosaiye was not a minister in the RCCG. He was a singer and a keyboardist in one of our Youth Parishes in Abuja until 2017 when he left for another ministry in 2017.

“His movement to another ministry notwithstanding, Michael, through his elder brother who is presently one of the coordinators of the RCCG Youth Choir, continued to get invitation to minister in RCCG programmes.

“He had accommodation problem in 2018 and though he was no longer in the RCCG, a family in the Mission gave him the Boy’s Quarters of their house in Sunnyvale Estate in Lokogoma which was where he lived till the unfortunate suicide incident.

“It is therefore untrue to refer to him as a Minister in the RCCG. It is also misleading and absolutely incorrect to create the impression that RCCG does not care for its Members and Ministers.

“The RCCG is in the forefront among organizations with robust welfare package in Nigeria.:

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Abuja teachers begin strike over unpaid allowances

EDUCATION

Abuja teachers begin strike over unpaid allowances

 

Local Education Authority (LEA) teachers in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have embarked on a three-day warning strike over unpaid promotion arrears and allowances.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the primary schools visited in Kuje were securely locked up with no pupil seen on the premises.

Mr Mohammed Ahmed, Chairman, Kuje Area Council Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), said that the strike was called to press for the urgent payment of promotion arrears and allowances.

Ahmed said that the union began the strike on Wednesday after several efforts to get the council administration to pay the arrears and allowances failed.

“We have made several efforts and an agreement was reached with the area council on Jan. 8 for the payment of the promotion arrears.

“During the signing of the agreement, the council pledged that it would not default, but now the reverse is the case and we have no option than to call for the strike,” he said.

The chairman said that negotiations with relevant stakeholders to end the strike had commenced.

He, however, said that a meeting held on Wednesday ended in deadlock.

Mr Bulus Danladi, the Secretary, Kuje Area Council LEA, said that steps were being taken to resolve the issues at stake to get the teachers back to the classrooms.

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