Today, Nigerian teachers are on strike, cutting school to show their solidarity to #BringBackOurGirls and protest the 173 teachers who have been murdered by Boko Haram. Nigerian Union of Teachers President Michael Olukoya said: Education is the bedrock of the Civil Society and the abduction of Chibok girls and the attack on the school system is an exercise in reactionarism which is attempting to return our nation to the Hobbesian State of nature where lives was described as brutish, nasty and short. In order that lives, peace and hope may return to our national life again we say “Bring back our girls.” Olukoya added: All schools nationwide shall be closed as the day will be our day of protest against the abduction of the Chibok female students and the heartless murder of the 173 teachers. We remain resolute in our resolve to continue the campaign even as we mourn the death of our colleagues until our girls are brought back safe and alive and the perpetrators of the heinous crime are brought to book,” he said. Kudos for the teachers of Nigeria standing up for our girls! See a photo gallery of their protest here: face2faceafrica/article/nut-nigeria-strike
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 16:46:32 +0000
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