Workers Shut Education Ministry Gates, Block Alausa From Office

<p>By Matthew Okon<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Workers of the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday blocked the entrance to the ministry’s headquarters&comma; preventing the Minister of Education&comma; Dr Tunji Alausa&comma; and the Acting Permanent Secretary&comma; Dr Folake Olatunji-David&comma; from accessing their offices&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;eu-sdgn-faults-party-primaries-says-nomination-more-formal-but-less-verifiable-ahead-of-2027&sol;">EU-SDGN Faults Party Primaries&comma; Says Nomination More Formal But Less Verifiable Ahead of 2027<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The workers gathered at the entrance of the ministry as a motorcade reportedly conveying the minister arrived at the premises&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a video circulating on X&comma; the protesters were heard chanting&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Alausa must go&comma;” while preventing vehicles from gaining access to the ministry’s premises&period;<&sol;p><p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;davido-warned-against-buying-more-luxury-cars-amid-11m-bugatti-purchase&sol;">Davido Warned Against  Buying More Luxury Cars Amid &dollar;11m Bugatti Purchase<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The protest comes amid an ongoing dispute between workers’ unions and the Federal Government over the proposed concession of King’s College&comma; Lagos&comma; alongside concerns about staff welfare and other administrative matters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The unions have previously called for Alausa’s removal and opposed the reported 35-year concession of King’s College to its old boys’ association&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"ari-link"><strong>Read also&colon;<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;sparknewsdaily&period;com&period;ng&sol;nerc-power-plants-utilised-81-of-available-capacity-in-september&sol;">NERC&colon; Power Plants Utilised 81&percnt; of Available Capacity in September<&sol;a><&sol;p><p>The workers have also raised concerns over welfare issues and other matters relating to the administration of the ministry&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The latest action suggests that differences between the ministry’s management and its workers remain unresolved despite recent engagements aimed at addressing the issues&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;