President Goodluck Jonathan has
pleaded with the striking members of
the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) to call-off their
four-month old industrial action.
Jonathan made the plea while
commissioning the Faculty of
Engineering Complex building of Afe
Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti
yesterday. Jonathan urged ASUU
members to review their industrial
action and go back to class. The
president said his regime was
working assiduously to meet the
lecturers’ demands.
Jonathan, who was the special guest
of honor at the first convocation
ceremony at the University,
acknowledged that the country is
facing a lot of challenges, assuring
that his government was poised to
solving the problem confronting the
education sector.
”Even to those of us holding political
offices, those in the health sector, the
police, the army, the Department of
State Service(DSS), the thinking out
there is that we are operating in the
best environment. This is not true.
’If we all decide to embark on long
strike ,definitely, we will all ground
the nation.”
The president reasoned that if ASUU
members have genuine and patriotic
mind towards pressing home their
demands, four months was enough in
achieving this.
”I urge every patriotic Nigerian to
plead with ASUU to suspend their
strike action and resume class.
”I promise to work with all
Nigerians,what ever inadequacies we
have with education,we are seriously
working towards solving it.
”ASUU should temper their anger with
patriotism.
”Long strike will definitely ground our
educational sector.
”If you are talking to government and
government is not listening, or
government is not cooperating with
you, that is a different thing entirely.
The president promised that his
government was steadily trying to
solve the problems confronting other
sectors of the economy ,including
education by providing infrastructural
facilities.
He commended the founder of Afe
Babalola University for establishing a
first class privately owned university.
On the demand of the state
government on the establishment of
airport and federal secretariat,
Jonathan said N400million had been
earmarked in this year’s budget for
the airport.
Speaking earlier, Ekiti State Governor,
Kayode Fayemi, made a plea on the
establishment of an airport in the
state.
Fayemi noted that the state
government had paid part of the
N320million counterpart funding for
the establishment of the airport.
The governor noted that Ekiti was the
only state out of those created in
1996 that is yet to have a federal
secretariat.
He disclosed that Ekiti was yet to be
fully reimbursed on the N13billion
spent on the construction of federal
roads in the state, noting that only
N2billion was paid to the state by the
Federal Government.
Speaking earlier,the founder of the
university, Are Afe Babalola(SAN)
said he decided to establish the
N60billion university because of his
love and concern for qualitative
education.
Babalola claimed that the institution
was rated as the second best private
university and number 16 in the
country, saying his motive was to
provide a world class university.
He appealed to the Federal
Government to come to the
assistance of private universities in
the country, especially in the area of
research.
Plea to PHCN workers
Meanwhile, the President has urged
workers of recently privatised PHCN
to shelve their plan to go on strike on
the grounds of non-payment of their
entitlements. According to him,
efforts were on to pay the
entitlements.
Jonathan also assured Nigerians that
electricity supply will reasonably
stabilise before the middle of next
year.
He spoke while commissioning the
National Integrated Power Project
NIPP 500MW Omotosho Phase II
power station in Okitipupa council
area of Ondo State.
The commissioning of the Omotosho
NIPP is coming 16 days after that of
Geregu power station.
Jonathan said Nigerians should
appreciate the efforts of his
administration in transforming the
power sector.
” I am not saying that electricity
supply will be total but I want to
assure that light will be reasonably
stabilised before the middle of next
year,” the President said.
According to him, by the time his
administration is through with
transformation in the power sector,
the results will be likened to the
reforms in the banking and
telecommunication sectors.
The President pointed out that all the
ten NIPP which will add 4700MW to
the national grid, will be completed
by the end of first quarter of next year
and be privatised.
He commended Governor Olusegun
Mimiko of Ondo State, traditional
rulers, and youths in the community
for their supportive role in the
realisation of the project.
Earlier, Mimiko said the project will
only have meaningful impact when
transmission projects are completed.
According to Mimiko, the state will
soon complete and invite the
President to come and commission a
30MW power station in Omotosho
which was initiated by his
administration.
He commended the untiring efforts of
Jonathan in transforming
infrastructure in the country, noting
that posterity will judge him
positively.
Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu
Nebo, lauded the political will of the
President in effecting change not only
in the power sector but also in all the
sectors.
The Omotosho Phase II power station
was initiated in 2006 as a follow up
to the existing 338MW Omotosho
Phase I power station which was
constructed with the financial and
technical assistance of the
government of China.
source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/jonathan-begs-ASUU-phcn-workers/

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This man is one funny character, he was made a special guest of honor at a private university to commission a faculty and from there, he's begging the ASUU to call off the strike, isn't he ashamed of himself? Does he think Afe Babalola who invited him will be happy? Because who doesn't know that this ASUU strike is beneficial to private university owners and their lecturers?


Jonathan=best comedian of the year!

Why begging ASUU??
ASUU needs more kolanuts from you, before anything can sup...

Why are you searching for water in the Desert GEJ??

Mr President! Smh for you.You are what in Uniben we call DOLAPO. 4th to comment sha

Begging my foot, send koboko their way. How was the Power Plant .

greatgod2012: This man is one funny character, he was made a special guest of honor at a private university to commission a faculty and from there, he's begging the ASUU to call off the strike, isn't he ashamed of himself? Does he think Afe Babalola who invited him will be happy? Because who doesn't know that this ASUU strike is beneficial to private university owners and their lecturers?


Jonathan=best comedian of the year!

That's why Tinubu said he would have done well in Nollywood industry

Tuntheycr7:
That's why Tinubu said he would have done well in Nollywood industry

i think i will have to agree with Tinubu on this!

ASUU should also beg Jonathan to pay up, abi what part of 'pay up' did he not understand

Ogbeche77: ASUU should also beg Jonathan to pay up, abi what part of 'pay up' did he not understand

And he is there begging. Hahaha. Jonathan did not honour a written agreement with ASUU and now you all want the union to put their hope on a vabal promise from Jonathan?

Jonathan. The world funniest president.

Hehe jonah bashing sunday morning

Any this man do una go complain
its beta 2 b a talking point for everybody dan 2 b nobody
keep complaining while i wait patiently for 20... to b ur President
singing in 2baba's voice ' if nobody talk abt u den ur nobody


@ d right nowd only tin dat can dat will send student back to school is beging from all coners. if ASUU is to wait wen FG meets dia demand den dat will be in 2014 wen dia demand is included in d budget


vote 4 me as PRESIDENT F.R.NIGERIA in 20...
but u'll call commander in thief of d PEN ROBBERS, sowie ARMED FORCES

Why are Yo.rub.a's INGRATES? They are verry ungrateful tribe. I am speaking from experience. They are also cowards of the highest order.
What is wrong with the president humbling himself to commission a faculty of a school? What is wrong for a president to humble himself to beg ASSU and PHCN WORKERS?
The south westerners should ask themselves these questions.
1. Who killed Delegiwa?
2. Who killed Abiolla?
3. Who killed Kudirat?
Infact the list is endless.
Was any body frm the land of the rissing sun involved in the asserssination of any Yoruba ?
Yoruba's pls learn to appreciate good done to you.

emmydeep: Why are Yo.rub.a's INGRATES? They are verry ungrateful tribe. I am speaking from experience. They are also cowards of the highest order.
What is wrong with the president humbling himself to commission a faculty of a school? What is wrong for a president to humble himself to beg ASSU and PHCN WORKERS?
The south westerners should ask themselves these questions.
1. Who killed Delegiwa?
2. Who killed Abiolla?
3. Who killed Kudirat?
Infact the list is endless.
Was any body frm the land of the rissing sun involved in the assercination of any Yoruba ?
Yoruba's pls learn to appreciatte good done to you.

Fish brain ibo boi dont derail this thread...assercination indeed

GEJ is only being diplomatic in d course.He is a noble man to d core.
ASUU demand is utterly outrageous and apparently unrealisable.

[quote author=emmydeep]Why are Yo.rub.a's INGRATES? They are verry ungrateful tribe. I am speaking from experience. They are also cowards of the highest order.
What is wrong with the president humbling himself to commission a faculty of a school? What is wrong for a president to humble himself to beg ASSU and PHCN WORKERS?
The south westerners should ask themselves these questions.
1. Who killed Delegiwa?
2. Who killed Abiolla?
3. Who killed Kudirat?
Infact the list is endless.
Was any body frm the land of the rissing sun involved in the assercination of any Yoruba ?
Yoruba's pls learn to appreciatte good done to you.
RIP ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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LMAO

Big4wig: All na story Very soon, MTN and other networks will start making money off ASUU Strike.You'll see stuff like:To get all news on ASUU Strike, text ASUU to 38343. Costs N100 per week. Predict when ASUU will call off strike and stand a chance to be a winner in the MTN PREDICT AND WIN PROMO. Text ur predictions to 38323. N100 per SMS. Download the new ASUU Callertune and get your callers grooving. Text ASUU to 4100. N50 monthly.

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funny but very true!

Talking abouut opportunity in every circumstances!