President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to the NUT to shelve its plan to embark on strike in protest against government’s directive that schools should resume on September 22.

He made the appeal shortly after the National Executive Council of the union rose from a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

Jonathan told State House correspondents that instead of going on strike, the NUT should commend the Federal Government for its efforts at checking the spread of the disease.

“I will plead with NUT and other unions that this does not require industrial action. They should commend government,” he said.

He said the non resumption of schools will give the international community wrong signals that Nigeria is still being ravaged by the Ebola virus.

President Goodluck Jonathan also said this will have adverse effect on Nigerians travelling abroad as they will be discriminated and subjected to various inhuman treatment.