Colleges of Education Crises: Kwara Speaker to Intervene

Date: 2015-11-10

Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad has pledged to intervene in the on-going crisis at the State Colleges of Education which has led to lecturers of the affected institutions embarking on an industrial strike about a month ago.

He however appealed to the affected students to maintain calm while the House takes necessary steps on the issue with a view to resolve the matter amicably.

The students in their requests had sought for reduction of their school fees, improvement of their schools infrastructure, payment of bursary and prompt payment of their lecturers salaries.

Addressing the students who had protested to the House of Assembly complex on Tuesday, the Speaker ?stated the House commitment towards ensuring qualitative education in the state.

Appreciating the students and their leaders for their peaceful demonstration, Ahmad noted that they are in the right place and that their agitations would be taken care of.

Assuring the students that he would meet with the authority to ensure that the issues raised are tabled and attended to on time, the Speaker promised to give them positive results.

Ahmad who sympathised with the students said as lawmakers they are saddened with the situation in their respective campuses which had thwart and greatly affected their academics.

According to him, am here as the Speaker because I have education, if I give you a million naira you will spend it at no time. Therefore, the only thing we can bequeath on you is proper education which is everlasting.

It ?would be recalled that the lecturers of the state Colleges of Education under the auspices of Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) has recently embarked on industrial action to press home their demands from the state government.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adamu B. Yaqubu     Jumoke Gafar     March 18     Jimba Babatunde     Labour Party     Centre For Digital Economy     Ilota     Kwara Restoration Project     Kwara State Football Association     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Paul Olawoore     Olufolake Abdulrazaq     Salman Alada     Waheed Ibrahim     Oju Ekun Sarumi     KWAFFA     Local Government     Law School Scholarship     Matthew Babaoye     Tanke Road     Sam Okaula     HICA     Bashiru Makama     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Shuaib Jawondo     Ibrahim Taiwo     Lateef Alagbonsi     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Ayegbeni     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Marufat Oladosu     Gbemi Saraki     Mary Arinde     Kwara Consultative Forum     Share/Tsaragi     Salami Adekunle     Halidu Danbaba     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Quranic Recitation Competition     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Oloje     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Oladimeji Thompson     Ahman Pategi University     Oni Adebayo     JSSCE     Elekoyangan     Abikan     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Idris Garuba     Pacify Labs     Shero     Fareedah Dankaka     Kwara University Of Education     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     Ahmed Dankaya     Atiku     TESCOM     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Ajuloopin     COVID-19 Palliatives     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     General Hospital, Offa     Ajakaye     Pius Abioje     Offa     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     David Oyedepo     Shaaba Lafiagi     Sidikat Alaya     Kaiama     Oniyangi     Oba Abdulrahim     Gani Saadu     Shehu Adaramaja    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abdulrazaq Sanni     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     IQRA College     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Kisra     Abubakar B.M     Rotimi Atere     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Hamza Usman     CKNG     Bisi Kristien     Emir Of Shonga     Salami Adekunle     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     CCB     LABTOP     Muslim Cementary     Ola Falade     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Lanre Olosunde     Adedeji Onimago     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Lawal Jimoh     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Saka Adeyemo     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Folorunsho Erubu     Oyedun Juliana Funke     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     George Funsho Adebayo     Moronfoye     IFK     Ahmed     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Ifelodun     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Christopher Ayeni     Undergraduate Bursary     Bolakale Ayo     Aisha Buhari     NTA Ilorin     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Kwha.gov.ng     Women For Change And Development Initiative     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     College Of Education     Saidu Yaro Musa     Quareeb     Idris Garuba     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Opobiyi     Ajike People Support Centre     Olofa Of Offa     Mohammed Halidu     Ahmed Bayero     CUTI     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Reuben Paraje     Yakubu Dogara     Police Commissioner     Kayode Zubair     Yomi Ogunsola     Niyi Osundare     NYSC     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Kwara State Fire Service     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Taiwo Joseph     Arinola Lawal     Budo-Egba     Asa     Kwara Central     John Mayokun Dada