TUC suspends strike over King’s College concession, gives govt two weeks

The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has suspended the concern enactment it directed its affiliates to commence astatine Federal Unity Colleges implicit the projected concession of King’s College, Lagos.

The determination followed a gathering betwixt the union, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and different stakeholders successful Abuja connected Monday.

Announcing the suspension aft the meeting, TUC General Secretary, Mr Nuhu Toro, described the engagement arsenic fruitful and robust, saying the concerns raised by the unions were thoroughly presented and considered successful bully faith.

Toro said the enactment was suspended to alteration a recently constituted committee to transportation retired its duty and analyse the issues brought guardant by the unions.

He, however, clarified that the suspension was not a imperishable cancellation of the concern action, informing that the unions could resume the enactment if dissatisfied with the committee’s recommendations.

“The issues bothering america person been laid bare, and of course, those that were captious to america were besides brought to the fore,” Toro said.

According to him, the curate besides provided explanations connected respective concerns raised by the unions, prompting the labour bodies to “stand down the action” and suspend their earlier directive to affiliates to retreat their services.