The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday criticised President Goodluck Jonathan media chat on the country’s 53rd Independence Day celebration, describing it as empty and less comforting.
The union said President Jonathan’s media chat has succeeded in further showing Nigerians the clueless nature of the leadership to solving pressing problems of insecurity, corruption and the comatose education sector.
ASUU in a release signed by the Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye, titled: “Nigeria at 53: No message of hope for Nigerians Yet,” said the hope that Nigerians had to listen to practical solutions to the problems in the country was dashed when they listened to the “empty” interview which offered no solutions.
While picking holes in the President Jonathan’s chat, ASUU bemoaned the quality of the nation’s leadership and its failure to provide solution to problems affecting the masses, especially the poor.
The union asked Nigerians to prevail upon “this government to consider the poor and the children of the poor by giving the needed and necessary attention to public education in Nigeria.”
ASUU said the presidential team needs to work on the president to bring messages of hope and not dampen the morale of the already dejected Nigerians.
He said: “Nigerians were all disappointed at President Jonathan’s media chat on the eve on the 53rd independence anniversary of the country. Many Nigerians expected their President to come out with practical solutions and cogent policy statements on urgent, burning national issues were greatly disappointed at the drab media chat. The President cannot be quoted on any of the issues raised during the interview. Most of his answers were not only evasive but lame. Critical issues, such as Boko Haram insurgency, lingering ASUU strike were all treated with mere disdain by the President. The closure of Nigerian universities for upwards of three months received a lackadaisical treatment from Mr. President.
“Nigerians were at sea when their President and Commander- in- Chief was asked questions on one Boko Haram leader, and the President could only replied that “I don’t know him”. Mr. President, do you need to sit down in town hall meetings before you know the terrorists inflicting lots of pains and agonies on your people daily? Did Obama need to know Osama bin Laden before he took decisive action to end his reign of terror?” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ASUU is part of nigeria problem ...mtchweeee. Fighting for there pocket telling us that they are fighting for us rubbish
ReplyDeleteASUU should resume work for students sake if they are really fighting for student
ReplyDeleteThunder wl kill u both commentators above.production of unemployed graduates.
ReplyDeleteNawa 4 ASSU o! We like 2 criticize and reconstruct the statement of our leaders...GEJ said he didnt knw if Shakau is alive or dead(nt that he didnt knw him as writen above.). I'm nt hapy wit al d ugly stuff goin on in this country,but we should stop criticizin our leaders cos it doesnt change anytin 4 gud(it makes it worse)
ReplyDeleteAsuu should go back work bcos from al indication there are after dey pocket
ReplyDeleteASUU should see reasons with GEJ...
ReplyDeleteU are right my brother the president had Nottin to offer to Nigerans. He said corption is not the problem of Nigeria, He treated all the questions as if they were not important.
ReplyDeleteTO YOU ALL GEJ ADVOCATES & SUPPORTERS IN THIS FORUM, MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU 'CAUSE I WILL NOT.
ReplyDeleteYOU WILL ALL HORRIBLY DIE [soon too] & BURN IN HELL FOR THIS UNHOLY SUPPORT. YOU & YOUR FAMILIES ALSO.
HOW CAN YOU DO THIS? THE MAN'S A SWINDLER, LIAR, WEAK & WILL DRIVE THIS COUNTRY TO DUST. OBJ'S AS PRESIDENT WAS NO GOOD EITHER BUT THIS ASSHOLE HAS EXPLORED NEW AREAS OF INCOMPETENCE & VILE STUPIDITY THAT NO "PRESIDENT" BEFORE HIM HAS DONE.
AND YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO'S BEHIND HIS 2015 AMBITIONS? HIS WHORE OF A WIFE. HE HAS TO PLEASE HER AS SHE WAS THE ONLY WOMAN TO ACCEPT HIM BACK IN THE DAY. BUT A WHORE IS STILL A WHORE. NO EXCEPTIONS.
THAT WOMAN IS POISON TO HONEST NIGERIANS & SHOULD HAVE HER LIGHTS PUT OUT PERMANENTLY BEFORE THE HIDEOUS BITCH DESTROYS US.
THE MAN LIED ON TV & YOU ALL SUPPORT HIM. HOW MUCH DID JONA PAY YOU. IDIOTS. HOPE YOU'RE READY TO PAY THE MANDATORY & FATAL PRICE FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE THAT DAY IS SOON COMING. FAST.
SO WE SHOULDN'T CRITICIZE OUR LEADERS NOW, eh? EVEN WHEN THEY UNREPENTANTLY SCREW THINGS UP & THE MASSES SUPPER FOR IT WHILE THE SO-CALLED "LEADERS" GET PAID? ABEG, TAKE YOUR IGNORANT ASS STATEMENTS BACK TO YOUR VILLAGE & VILLAGE CHIEF & GET OFF THE INTERNET - THAT WHERE YOUR KIND TRULY BELONG.
OR ELSE TRY CRYING TO YOUR MUMMY & DADDY & THEN ASK THEM FOR A BETTER EDUCATION.
RESPECT FOR GEJ? RESPECT FOR THAT TOAD? RESPECT FOR THE OFFICE HE RESIDES WITH NO IDEA HOW TO RUN IT [except how to chop money & drive 9ja to bankruptcy]?
PLEASE. SPARE US.
Jonathan should be canned for that dry chat. What even prompted him? Figure head presido.
ReplyDeleteWell, may God forgive you for using those stupid words against our leader, thesame way you will abuse your bilogical father, remember the courses you are puting upon yourself, time shall come when you will suffer it.
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ReplyDeleteOUR LEADER? FOLLY!!
Maybe yours. Never mine. At this point I respect & take leadership from Toiler Paper. More useful.
ASARI? IS THAT YOU? FAT, GREEDY & STUPID AS ALWAYS, eh?
Jona is not my father. If he was I would disown him. And then drown his ass.
Courses? Yes. Thank you. I did indeed attend University & took Courses. More Courses on my head are welcome & God will continue to bring it always.
Thanks again.
Deluded dumb bastard.
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ReplyDeleteI THINK I HEAR YOU MOMMY CALLING YOU SO GET LOST
OBJ is one of the major problems of this country, he singlehandedly forced Yaradua on Nigerians despite he knew Yaradua was going to die soonest. In fact, he hastened the death of the man to have died untimely because of too much 9ja wahalas; he equally imposed GEJ on Nigerians knowing fully well he can't differentiate left from right.
ReplyDeleteBaba God, everything is in your hand.
Both ASUU and FG are deceiving themself. Were're there children schooling?
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