The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has opposed what it described as plans by the federal government to cede the country’s 120 Federal Government Colleges, also known as Unity Schools, to private investors.
In a text of a press conference delivered by the National Vice President of the Association, Olubunmi Fajobi, on Wednesday, the group warned the government against such a move and threatened to challenge the move in court if dialogue fails.
The opposition came shortly after the King’s College Old Boys’ Association recently announced that the Nigerian government has conceded the school to them.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, referred PREMIUM TIMES to Ikharo Attah, the spokesperson to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa.
However, Mr Attah has neither picked the phone call nor responded to text messages sent to his line, seeking to confirm if there’s a planned concession of the unity schools and if indeed the government has ceded King’s College to the old boys association.
