Members of the host community, Federal College of Education, Technical, Gusau have protested the closure of the school for over three months by the lecturers.
DAILY POST reports that the angry protesters blocked Gusau/ Zaria road, saying the lecturers have no justification to strike for more than three months, even when they are intimidating and harassing female students sexually.
Addressing newsmen in front of the Institution, the leader of the group, Abdulsalam Kaura said the community members demand that concerned authorities take appropriate action against the striking lecturers.
“They have no reason reasonable enough to embark on strike seeking the federal government to remove the Provost, Dr. Hauwa Muktar Abdulkarim. We are demanding that the government declare no work, no pay situation against the striking lecturers”, he added.
The strike action is seriously affecting the future of our teeming daughters, and sisters as they continue to remain at home when they are supposed to be at school.
“The striking lecturers should know that the Provost, Dr Hauwa Muktar Abdulkarim was appointed constitutionally and nobody has the right to force the federal government to retreat its action.
“The provost is a citizen of the state and there has been no case against her that warrants her removal. In the school, the male lecturers outnumber the female lecturers.
According to him, the male lecturers have been intimidating and harassing the students sexually which the Provost continues to kick against.
He said the Provost was constitutionally appointed by the Federal Government, stressing that they should be fighting the government rather than fighting the students and the Provost.
Kaura also lamented that it is a big setback for the students who have not attended lectures for more than three months due to selfish interests.
The federal government has been trying its best to bridge the educational gap between males and females and some individuals are betraying the government’s efforts.
He called on the Northwest Governors and relevant authorities and stakeholders to defend the future of students in the institution.
Group protest closure of FCET for 3 months, demand action against striking lecturers