The teachers say they have resolved to halt their protests and resume work, although some of their “critical” demands were downplayed by the school management.
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Dozens of teaching and non-teaching staff members of the Community Staff School in Asokoro, Abuja, have embarked on protests against the refusal of the school authorities to comply with court judgments ordering their “integration into the federal public service”.
Established in 1995, the school, comprising primary and secondary sections, is owned by Nigeria’s top intelligence service, the
The school, whose administrative positions are occupied by SSS officials, is headed by an Executive Secretary, who is appointed by the Director-General of the secret police, while the academic staff members are largely recruited outside the service.
The Executive Secretary is usually in the rank of a Director, an Assistant Director or Deputy Director, and is the sole administrator of the school.