FCT Warns Of WASCE Disaster As Lecturers’ Strike Disrupts Colleges, Urges NUT To Droop Motion
The FCT Schooling Secretariat Mandate Secretary, Danlami Hayyo, has warned the Nigeria Union of Lecturers (NUT) to droop its ongoing industrial motion in order to not demoralise college students scheduled to write down their West African Faculty Certificates Examinations (WASCE) Tuesday.
He spoke of the seemingly psychological results on the scholars on Monday throughout a college inspection following studies that union members have been forcibly eradicating college students and lecturers from lecture rooms.
“I used to be initially impressed by the excessive turnout of each college students and lecturers prepared for studying.
“Nevertheless, the NUT has chased pupils out of some colleges. I don’t consider it’s constitutionally proper for a union to forcefully eject college students who’re desirous to study”, Hayyo stated.
He questioned the union’s dedication to the welfare of their very own youngsters and the timing of the strike when the examinations carried out by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have been set to begin nationwide.
He warned that the event might result in mass failure as WAEC is not going to reschedule its calendar particularly for FCT college students.
Defending the present administration’s report, Hayyo additional clarified the {financial} standing of the federal government concerning union calls for, stating the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike had paid 40 per cent of lecturers ‘entitlements final 12 months.
The Secretary harassed that most of the excellent grievances concerned the Native Schooling Authority (LEA) and the Space Council Chairmen, reasonably than the central FCT Administration.
He urged the union to return to the bargaining desk reasonably than “destabilizing” the whole FCT training system over native council disputes.
“I’m bored with this cycle of strikes. For efficient studying and high quality training, industrial motion is just not the perfect path. If we proceed to discourage these youngsters now, they could retaliate after they change into the leaders of tomorrow.
“We’re working to cut back the variety of out-of-school youngsters, however this strike is pushing us backward”, Hayyo said.
Olawale Ajimotokan
Times Nigeria