The Coordinating Minister for the
Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr
Ngozi Okonjo‑Iweala, weekend,
appealed to the striking university
lecturers to call off the strike and
resume teaching.
She said this after she and the
Governor of the Central Bank of
Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
bagged doctorate honorary doctorate
degrees at a private university,
Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu in
Osun State.
The Ooni of Ife , Oba Okunade
Sijuwade, according to the Vice
Chancellor, Professor Adeleke
Ogunwale, nominated the two
eminent Nigerians for the award as
part of activities marking the maiden
convocation of the institution which
produced 18 first class graduates out
of 166 that graduated.
Dr. Iweala was awarded honorary
Doctor of Science in Accounting, her
counterpart was honoured with
Doctor of Science in Economics.
The ceremony attracted important
dignitaries like the Ooni of Ife , Oba
Sijuwade who was represented by his
wife, Chief Mojisola Sijuwade; the Pro
Chancellor/Chairman, Governing
Council, Dr. Adegoke Adedoyin,
among others.
She said: “We are indeed saddened by
the death of Professor Iyayi. I appeal
to ASUU to go back to school in the
interest of students, their parents,
because the Federal Government has
acceded to their requests.”
The Minister said this just as she
clarified that the shortfall in the
federal allocation to state
governments in the federation did not
have any political colouration as being
insinuated in some quarters.
According to her: “There is no politics
in it. Every state goes to Federal
Allocation Committee meeting
monthly; they see the account and
know that oil production is down and
the receipts are down.
“They know Customs’ revenues are
down, yet we distribute whatever that
is to be distributed. From that, we
have been able to manage this
country and workers have been able
to collect their salaries.
On the need for the revitalisation of
tertiary education, she said: “Our
tertiary institutions face serious
challenges which require urgent
attention. President Jonathan injects
N220billion a year on top of regular
resources to address challenges in
tertiary education.”
She gave N50,000 prize each year for
the best student in Accounting and
Economics as a personal contribution
to the development of the institution.
In his own short response, Mallam
Sanusi said though, the economy was
becoming stable, the effects of the
growth should be seen in the life of a
common man on the street”.
The Vice chancellor of the institution,
Prof. Adeleke Ogunwale, commended
the Ooni of Ife for giving hundreds of
acres for the establishment of the
institution which came to being
in2009.
He hinted that the institution
graduated 166 students with18 first
class, 63 second upper division and 82
lower class. Out of the 18 first class, 10
of them are ladies. The honorees have
impacted positively on people.
Patience Jonathan. Today, we confer
doctor of science in accounting on Dr.
Iweala while Mallam Sanusi was
awarded. doctor of science in
Economics. Source: Vanguard
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This is definately not an apeal.

Elephants still rumbling