Members of a civil rights organisation, coalition of civil society Groups (CCSG) yesterday, blocked entrance to the National Assembly and Ministry of Education in Abuja protesting against the sacking of some Vice Chancellors(VCs) of Nigerian universities, which they described as illegal.
The chairman of the coalition, Bassey-williams Etuk, called on President muhammadu Buhari to relieve the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, of his appointment "because he knows nothing."
According to the statement of Mr. Etuk, the sacking of the VCs and their replacement with people mostly from the north has violated the federal character principle. One of the protesters carried a placard which reads "Six professors were taken from Bayero University, kano as replacement....Haba why?"
A petition to the Senate president, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the house of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was received on their behalf by Dennis Maaji who is the National Assembly Deputy Sergeant At Arms.
The CCSG gave the Education minister 48 hours to reverse the sack and resign his appointment "because he doesnt seem to understand the workings of University system and administration" and the chairman of CCSG said they would be going to court to ensure that they stop the sack as the tenure of five of the sacked VCs were yet to expire. He also said the minister does not have any right to sack 13 vice chancellors.
The chairman of the coalition, Bassey-williams Etuk, called on President muhammadu Buhari to relieve the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, of his appointment "because he knows nothing."
According to the statement of Mr. Etuk, the sacking of the VCs and their replacement with people mostly from the north has violated the federal character principle. One of the protesters carried a placard which reads "Six professors were taken from Bayero University, kano as replacement....Haba why?"
A petition to the Senate president, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the house of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was received on their behalf by Dennis Maaji who is the National Assembly Deputy Sergeant At Arms.
The CCSG gave the Education minister 48 hours to reverse the sack and resign his appointment "because he doesnt seem to understand the workings of University system and administration" and the chairman of CCSG said they would be going to court to ensure that they stop the sack as the tenure of five of the sacked VCs were yet to expire. He also said the minister does not have any right to sack 13 vice chancellors.
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