The undustrial action embarked by the Academic staff union of universities has entered into its 8th week, its all an attempt to demand for infrastructural upgrade and benefits accrueable to an MOU signed in 2009. With a murky resolution as to when students will be going back to school, both parents and students are bearing the brunt of 'political drama'. As a concerned academic, I would really like to slant some unturned stones in this government and lecturers affair.
Who is to benefit more from this strike?

Now, the MOU as acclaimed, was signed by the Yar'adua's administration. Is it possible for GEJ to accept it without a review?
Havent the government ceded to one of their demands for infrastructural upgrade by providng 400bn spread through 4years?
How many professors do we have in Nigeria, sharing 30bn?
Imagine who suffers truly. Your lecturers wards are abroad schooling
Imagine the inflation that would amount by just bonuses!
If they fight for students, why havent they accepted the 30bn?

Besides, what if the oppositional political party infiltration happens to be true?
Why has ASUU even refused to shift grounds a little, even just for the students being fought for?
Will the guaranteed money stop lecturers from demanding bribes from students to pass exams, or will it make them realise their primary roles as parent-teachers?
Whats their continuous excuse, other than the Govt. Loots but cant pay lecturers who make them whom they are today. Now, realistically, who suffers this shared show of greed and irresponsibility other than the students?
Think about the joblessness. The insecurity this strike action would even cause. What about those in their final years been delayed graduation?!

All im doing is to appeal for students to go back to school. I dont want to square blames, for politics is now the fibre on which every livewire transmits current in this country today.
Lets have a nairaland petition, appealing to our lecturers to ignore their pockets and our irresponsible government. Off strike

all the national. open. university. student in the house say yea yea. no strike and we using 3 months per semester with no break.haha our days of sorrow is over, all courses accredited. now it is them in sorrow with their criminal lecturers pay for test pay for handout payfor exam score pay for pre-degree diploma remedial masters PhD pgd library fee caution fee blablabla yet they go on strike. if u belong to noun let me see u like the like button