The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has expressed support for the nationwide strike and protest rallies by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) against the abduction of the Chibok female students and the heartless murder of 173 teachers by the faceless terror forces.
A statement jointly singed by the President Olade Hunsu and general secretary, Comrade Issa Aremu said the current security challenge is an assault on the nascent depressed educational sector.
The statement added that abducting pupils and indiscriminately killing of the teachers invariably declares war on education in a country struggling to return education to its glorious past.
“We commend the leadership of the NUT led by the President of the Union, Comrade Michael Alogba Olukoya for being part of the global campaign to Bring Back our Girls and put a stop to unprovoked killing of teachers, abduction of school children and burning of our schools.
“An injury to pupils and teachers is an injury to all Nigerians. All Nigerian stakeholders must join the NUT to protect the education sector”.
The union stressed that governments all the world are established to offer welfare and security to their respective citizens, adding Nigeria’s government is not an exception as such must guarantee the welfare and security of the citizens as contained in 1999 constitution.
“The terrorists might do their worse in violence but the Federal and state governments are enjoined to do their best in preventing pupils’ abductions and serial unacceptable murder of teachers in public schools. Governments must ultimately account for teachers and pupils and make sure there is an uninterrupted educational service delivery.
“We support and identify with the resolve of the union to continue the campaigns until the abducted girls are brought back safe and alive and the perpetrators of the heinous crime are brought to book”.