The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says
universities across the country may go on strike in 2024 as a result of the
education sector’s short budget and low pay.
The Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke noted on
Monday that during the campaign and election earlier this year, President Bola
Tinubu vowed to boost the education sector to 15% or more.
Similarly, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organisation advocated a 26% benchmark allocation for the education
sector for member countries.
He complained that Nigeria was the country with the lowest
pay for professors in the world.
Oshodeke, on the other hand, stated that ASUU was
disappointed when the 2024 education budget was declared to be N2.18 trillion,
or 7.9 percent of the total budget.
He underlined that it was the same figure throughout the
Buhari administration, adding that if the budget was not increased, there would
be no growth in the sector.
Oshodeke encouraged the administration to meet with cabinet
members and increase the budget to at least 15 percent of the total.
“With this seven per cent education budget, nothing will
change in the sector, it is just as we had during Buhari’s time. Tinubu during
his campaign promised to increase the education budget but nothing.
“However, there is still a chance for him to change. But if
there is no improvement on this and our other demands, by next year, we will
mobilise our people and we can’t stay like this because Oyo State has 15 per
cent and Enugu State budgeted 32 per cent for education, but FG is giving less
than eight per cent,” he said.
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