Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has condemned the attitude of the Federal Government towards the strike action embarked upon by the universities teachers saying that if the government has not defaulted in the implementation of the agreement reached and signed with the union, there would not have been a strike action.
ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan Chapter, (UI) in an exclusive interview said, “It is unfortunate the situation we have found ourselves in this country. When we started this strike action, we felt we are dealing with a responsible and responsive government. We felt this is a government that would want to do that which is the yearning of the people. We felt this is a government that will see the need to quickly address issues that have led us to the strike. It is a pity that we have been talking to deaf and dumb government. This is the fourth month and this government is not yielding to the wishes of Nigerians which is to fund public universities appropriately.”
He continued, “It is not a nice story that Nigeria’s universities have been shut for four months and the government is not putting in serious efforts to making sure that the problems are addressed. It is really sad.”
Ajiboye who noted that the nation’s universities cannot continue to run the way they are presently, said without the urgent intervention of the government to arrest the rots that have accumulated over years, the universities cannot produce the expected results.
The ASUU leader stated that the union has refused to shift ground so that public universities could be protected for the children of the poor to have access to the university education and have universities to go.
Lamenting how the government has killed both primary and secondary schools in the country, he appealed that efforts should be put in place to sustain public tertiary institutions stressing, “the private universities is unaffordable for the poor.
The lowest school fee in a private university is N700, 000. Where can parents that are on minimum wage of N18, 000 get such amount of money to send their children to such university?”
Ajiboye also condemned the attempt of the government to rubbish the personality of Deacon Gamaliel Onosode and other eminent Nigerian personalities who negotiated with the ASUU to produce the 2009 agreement. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Mr ajiboye ASUU, pls u can't decieve us, govt has conceeded but u are been pushd by frustrated politician to blackphem govt. Go and join politic so dat young graduate will take over.remembr Ilorin 49- that may be ur case very soon if don't like ur job pls resign nw....Kupapa
ReplyDeleteYou should be ashamed of yourself Kupapa, or whatever you call yourself. ASUU is doing the right thing. Let the govt. respond and honour the agreement.
DeleteU sure is ignorant, get your facts right b4 vomiting rubbish
DeleteASUU my foot,u don't think or reason, u just fil dat fed wil fedra govt wil conceed all at same time,dere are other sectors dat need developmnt as well .pls tell ur dad to resign and join politics yaa ....
DeleteASUU, u can only sing praises 2 ur self and not 2 us, u can only deceive ur subjects not us, come and open schools so that u keep extorting us. Since u can't tell ur members 2 do what is write. Remove what is in ur eyes first b4 removing others ASUU.
ReplyDeleteASSU forget the federal govt,they are not helping matter they don't care about the poor people what they after is there SEAT.They used to forget two things I.e TIME & DEATH.Our own is to prayer for better changes.May Almighty ALLAH bless our father's land.
ReplyDeleteYes, ASUU has to remain on strike forever unless those agreements are properly addressed.
ReplyDeletePDP led government is not helping issue because, I can't understand the reason why a competent Prof Rukayat is removed left with that dunce called Wike that can't differentiate his left from right.
Nigeria is shaking! So it is death take so many. Our government are for themselves not for the pple. If 250million is used to buy a car for a minister,then i tink nigeria government has dissappoint God.nigeria wake up! Bfor God will turn is back on us.i think d private universite has to be shut down too
ReplyDeleteYes, Yemo, I've always asked why a Prof is removed and replaced with a Motor Park Tout. Is it a question of Competency or Loyalty? This is a fucking and doomed country.
ReplyDeleteAre we saying that Goverment have nothing for Nigeria because the real Nigerian is the Common man not the rich and the children of these common man are out Public Universities and Private Universities is meant for big-gun not serf. government has defaulted in the implementation of the agreement reached and signed with the ASUU. Since the children of the rich could not make their way in the public university the alternative is to get Degree by Cash, a right thinking learn person will surely sees the difference in the standard and quality of graduate from public and private university. Nigeria is great country where its Citizen demand are not put in consideration rather taken as anti government or politics can't we learn and see how standard of University outside Nigeria even the so called PRIVATE UNIVERSITY. We should understand the common legal say he who sign is liable. Let the Government offer a more realistic solution by visiting all these Universities instead the Government are busy traveling for leisure. Yoruba Proverb say you real Individualism can be felt from your home not outside home. Please we stop slandering ASUU if were among the termite eating The Country Nigeria. Abdulrahim K. Abdulwasiu
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