Education unions reject TUC's strike suspension, demand reversal of King's College concession

Education unions have rejected the Trade Union Congress (TUC)’s decision to suspend the ongoing strike, insisting that the concession of King’s College Lagos must be reversed before the dispute can be resolved. Abraham Onuche, chairman of the Joint Council, disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing journalists during a protest at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. The unions said TUC had no direct involvement in their protest or in negotiations with the Federal Ministry of Education, and queried the congress’ decision to suspend an action it did not participate in. Onuche said the unions had protested for three days against the proposed concession of King’s College, which they described as detrimental to public education, and had barricaded the ministry’s entrance to keep officials and other workers out in order to draw attention to what they called a critical threat to the future of Federal Unity Colleges.