posted by Som Offor.
Academic activities at the Federal
College of Education (FCE) Kano have been suspended due to a strike by
academic staff who are protesting against the government’s reversal
of the decision to raise the status of the college to a Federal
University of Education.
Shortly before the Jonathan administration left office on May 29, the Federal Executive Council approved the upgrading of three colleges of education to the status of federal universities of education in order to provide the necessary manpower to the neglected educational sector.
President of the academic union of the FCE Kano, Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Haruna, said that the union was left with no option other than to direct its members to down tools and boycott classes.
He condemned the decision by the new government to revert the college back to its former status as counter-productive, and said that the strike action is going to remain peaceful.
He revealed that classes will not resume until President Muhammadu Buhari rescinds his decision and allows the college to operate a full university system.
Dr. Sadiq said that FCE Kano is proud of its structures and facilities like modern theater halls, spacious classes, state-of-the-art laboratories and adequate land for any expansion project that will come up in the near future.
The academic staff union president then solicited the support and co-operation of students of the college.
Shortly before the Jonathan administration left office on May 29, the Federal Executive Council approved the upgrading of three colleges of education to the status of federal universities of education in order to provide the necessary manpower to the neglected educational sector.
President of the academic union of the FCE Kano, Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Haruna, said that the union was left with no option other than to direct its members to down tools and boycott classes.
He condemned the decision by the new government to revert the college back to its former status as counter-productive, and said that the strike action is going to remain peaceful.
He revealed that classes will not resume until President Muhammadu Buhari rescinds his decision and allows the college to operate a full university system.
Dr. Sadiq said that FCE Kano is proud of its structures and facilities like modern theater halls, spacious classes, state-of-the-art laboratories and adequate land for any expansion project that will come up in the near future.
The academic staff union president then solicited the support and co-operation of students of the college.
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