Stakeholders reject King’s College proposed concession, threaten lawsuit
Parents and students of King’s College, Lagos, have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed concession of the 117-year-old institution to the King’s College Old Boys Association, threatening to challenge the plan in court and disrupt the resumption of the next academic session. Hundreds of parents and students staged a peaceful protest on Thursday on major roads Read More:…
Parents and students of King's College, Lagos, have rejected a proposal from the Federal Government to give the 117-year-old institution to the King's College Old Boys Association. The decision has sparked protests and a threat of legal action. Hundreds of parents and students walked through major roads in Lagos Island, demanding that the government retain control of the college.
They carried signs reading "King's College is not for sale" and "Federal Government, we say no to concession." The protest's chairman, Peter Oluwaleye, said parents had repeatedly communicated their opposition to the proposal to the Ministry of Education and the Presidency but received no response. He said the protest was to prevent the college from being transferred to the old boys' association, which he claimed was falsely claiming ownership of the school.
Oluwaleye accused the old boys' association of attempting to commercialize the management of a public secondary school and said parents would seek legal action if the government proceeded with the concession.
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