Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) set another
protest over the abducted Chibok schoolgirls on
Wednesday as they directed all its members
across the country to sit at at home this
Thursday, May 22, 2014.
At a press conference in Abuja, the president of
NUT, Comrade Micheal Olukoya, stated that the
union had resolved to hold #BringBackOurGirls
rallies, simultaneously, across the 36 Nigerian
States of the federation and in Abuja.
According to Mr Olukoya, all schools nationwide
shall be closed, as the day will be NUT's day of
protesting the abduction of the girls, as well as
the heartless murder of 173 teachers.
Olukoya said that even they mourn the death of
colleagues, they will start and continue with the
protest until our girls are brought back safe and
alive. "The perpetrators of the heinous crime are
brought to book," he added passionately.
Lamenting the killing of 173 teachers from both
Borno and Yobe States, he implored the
government to show concern to the plight of the
deceased teachers by compensating their
families.
Speaking about the abduction, Olukoya underlined
that this was an assault on humanity and an
attack on their professional industry, the school
system in particular.
He described the innocent pupils as "the raw
materials we process for the human resource
development of the nation." Olukoya emphasised
that "the importance of taking insurance cover for
both students and teachers in the vulnerable
political environment of the country."
Olukoya urged the government to publicly declare
education as a fundamental human right, and to
criminalise its abridgment.
According to his, teachers are now living in
constant fear of attacks, and that the government
must make provisions to secure the school
system in order to guarantee a conducive
environment for learning in the country.
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