Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has announced that the Federal Government has reached a resolution with labor unions over the ongoing management dispute at King’s College, Lagos.
He reassured workers that no staff member will lose their job and that all transfers will strictly follow Public Service Rules.
The agreement followed high-level talks between the Education Ministry, the Trade Union Congress, and key stakeholders regarding the old boys’ association management deal.
Alausa noted that the talks were held in good faith to balance union concerns with national educational priorities.
The Old Boys Association will proceed with managing the institution while a newly formed seven-member committee reviews additional recommendations.
This special panel; comprising government officials, union leaders, and alumni has up to two weeks to finalize its report.
In response to the guarantees, TUC General Secretary Comrade Nuhu Toro confirmed that the union would suspend its planned industrial action.
Toro described the meeting as fruitful and robust, saying the concerns of the unions had been openly presented and considered in good faith.
Union leaders stressed that the school’s crumbling infrastructure urgently needs intervention, admitting the status quo should not continue and that the dilapidated state of the institution needed to be addressed.
Toro ultimately called the outcome a win-win situation, noting that the unions had secured assurances on the concerns of their members while the government had demonstrated a willingness to revisit issues requiring further consideration.
