A coalition of holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) is threatening to embark on an industrial action if the issue of discrimination in their degree certificate is not addressed by the government.
The group has asked the government to implement a white paper detailing the removal of dichotomy on their career progression in public service in four weeks or face a strike.
President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, August 27, said that the coalition has decided not to remain silent about the issue anymore.
He said the group will occupy the office of the head of service of the federation if its demands are not met. “We are going to occupy that office until they do the needful because we will not continue to keep quiet and things will continue to go wrong,” Ikechukwu stated. In his own contribution, Sabastine Onyemaobi, the president of Higher National Diploma Holders Association of Nigeria (HNDHAN) pointed out that HND graduates have continued to face discrimination, stigmatization and undue stagnation when compared to their university graduates.
He disclosed that HND holders do not progress above level 14 and that they are faced with demotion in cases where they try to rise above that, after acquiring Postgraduate diploma (PGD) and masters as required by the law.
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