NLC warns FG against backdoor sale of Unity Colleges

By Victor Ahiuma-Young
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the Federal Government’s plan to concession the management of Kings College, Lagos, warning that the move could lead to the privatisation of the nation’s Unity Colleges “through the back door.”
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, stated this in a statement issued against the backdrop of protests by various groups over the proposed concession of the college to its alumni association.
Ajaero said the proposed concession was reportedly being considered as a pilot for similar arrangements involving other Unity Colleges.
According to him, the concerns that prompted the old students’ association to seek control of the school’s...