The Federal Government, yesterday, assured Nigerian students that the ongoing strike by
Academic Staff Union of Universities , ASUU, would be over in a few months.
The Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike stated this at the anniversary lecture of National Universities
Commission, NUC, in Abuja.
The minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Macjohn
Nwaobiala, reiterated Federal Government commitment in resolving the ongoing strike of ASUU.
According to Wike:
The Federal Government is very concerned about the state of public tertiary institutions in the country. The
Federal Government is really worried about the ongoing strike of ASUU and the strike would be resolved in
a few months.
A former Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Jubril Munzali, in his goodwill message, said the education
sector for 21 years have been underfunded and the significant increase in the funding of tertiary
institutions were done through the struggle of ASUU. He blamed the Federal Government for the lingering
crisis rocking the nation’s university system.
He said it is time Federal Government listened to its agencies and allow NUC perform its statutory role and
fund universities based on the advice of its agencies like NUC.
“Successive administrations in the country never paid adequate attention to university education”. He said
the Federal Government process of direct funding of universities, have over the years resulted in
mismanagement of the funds allocated to the institutions.

Till 2014 hun? Stil waiting patiently sha. . . God dey!!!