Education ministry workers block Alausa from entering office

Workers of the Federal Ministry of Education on Wednesday morning blocked the entrance to the ministry’s headquarters, preventing the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and the Acting Permanent Secretary, Dr Folake Olatunji-David, from entering their offices.

A video circulating on X showed workers gathered at the entrance as a motorcade reportedly conveying the minister arrived at the premises.

The protesters could be heard chanting, “Alausa must go,” while blocking access to the ministry’s premises.

The development comes amid an ongoing dispute between the ministry’s workers and the Federal Government over the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos, as well as other issues raised by the workers’ unions.

The unions have previously demanded the removal of the minister and expressed opposition to the reported 35-year concession of the college to its old boys’ association.

The workers have also raised concerns over staff welfare and other administrative issues within the ministry.

The latest protest indicates that tensions between the ministry’s management and the workers remain unresolved despite recent engagements between the two sides.