Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday said that the Federal Government should be held responsible for the unions continuous strike .
The union said that the way the FG was handling the development represented the mockery of global standards of university education .
ASUU chairman at the University of Ibadan, Dr Deji Omole , who said this on a radio programme monitored in Ibadan, said the FG could end the strike by implementing the agreement it reached with the union . He explained that all that the union was demanding from the FG was to use public funds to develop public education in the country .
He noted that the union would not shy away from embracing purposeful dialogue with the FG over the development.
“ASUU has never run away from negotiations. The issue in connection with the strike is about implementation and not negotiation as being peddled by the Minister of Labour , Chris Ngige . It was sad that successive government , including the incumbent failed to realise that funding education is an investment which can bring about enduring positive change in Nigeria ,” said Omole .
The ASUU boss in UI added that the union would continue to fight to force the FG to wake up to its responsibilities of investing in public education .
“When you reached agreement you must implement it . They just finished the Ileya festival and why do we celebrate it ? Because someone promised to sacrifice his son to God and when he decided to fulfil it , God replaced that with ram and that is why we are celebrating . Jesus Christ also promised to come and die for the sin of the world and he came and fulfilled that promise . That is why you still have people who believe in his second coming.
“Why will government not fulfil the promises contained in the signed agreements ? That is what brings crisis . Government should see education as investment . The products will come out to change society . University is to develop ideas to change society . What we are doing in the universities is a mockery of university education . Government should pump in money so that we can solve Nigeria ’ s problems here in Nigeria .
“If our universities are properly funded , we can conduct cutting edge researches that can take us out of the recession . What we are simply saying is that FG should use public funds to fund public education. Chris Ngige is naive on this issue.
“He should check his records and see if there are new demands in his file . University lecturers and students are not the one who created recession . The ruling class through their activities plunged Nigeria into economic recession . Government should stop establishing new universities if they cannot fund existing ones. Universities are not constituency project, ” Omole said .


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It Is Well.

Dats what you get for votting uncivilize mallam who don't care about education sector... he's not even aware of the existence of the education sector... ... fvcked up president.. ...

We shall get to d promise land someday!! One day, Nigeria and Nigerians shall get it right...

abelprice:
Dats what you get for votting uncivilize mallam who don't care about education sector... he's not even aware of the existence of the education sector... ... fvcked up president.. ...

lol
plse lets be soft on him ...He is not too strong yet.

Mumu pple

ASUU has changed the story now. Thought they were asking for exemption from TSA for universities. Thought they wanted to change the salary scale of their primary school teachers.

What happened to your fresh demands that put the parties in this stalemate?

Treyknowles:
It Is Well.

Ok!! The weak shall say "He is strong"

Olooohh

am sorry to say this. There is no future in this country. Nobody should deceive you

The only thing buhari takes seriously is appointing his tribesmen all over NNPC and other soft areas. You guys can strike forever with the doctors. He doesn't receive treatment here neither does his kids school here

FG vs ASUU


This fight could drag on till Buhari's second tenure



ASUU members better go look for jobs...the students are already taking the labor force

The lecturers should not give up until their demands are met

Please leave us with our strike. We are not in a hurry to resume.

na wa o.they should just end this thing jare

2map:
Please leave us with our strike. We are not in a hurry to resume.

lol
A lecturer spotted!!

Yeah
All both State and Federal must stop this act of creating New Uni
If dey can't fund the existing ones..


Take ondo as a case study
Each governor
Create New Uni
And d existing one(AAUA) is grappling with lack of funds ftom state government.

Same thing happen during JONATHAN Era

jummy604:
na wa o.they should just end this thing jare

Lol...

I am just wishing u ar dat mother confessor in "Legend of d Seeker"......The strike wouldn't hv lasted even for a week. lol

Nigeria we hail thee..... mtcheeeeww

Who make we believe now??

E dey favour us ojere!

Is it the FG that owns the strike or ASUU?

NigeriaB:


Lol...

I am just wishing u ar dat mother confessor in "Legend of d Seeker"......The strike wouldn't hv lasted even for a week. lol

I swear it won't o.but sadly some people are enjoying it.

Smh

Sorry to Nigeria..
I don't have much to say!

Wahala dey.

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The impact of ASUU strike does "not" affect the elites. They'll never take ASUU seriously. I hate it when people condemn ASUU, more so, when they have a poor understanding of the entire situation. Are the Nigerian Senators owed their constituency allowances (in millions of Nairas)? Do they earn fractions of their salaries (in millions)? are the executives, legislators being owed their estacodes when they travel? But people feel ASUU is not just to express grievance for getting fractions of their salaries (40percent in some schools). No! Believe it or not, Lecturers have become technical beggars to their students. Yet we all want sanity in the universities. The hidden info is that, most Nigerians are not aware that this ASUU strike was supposed to resume after 2015 elections. The then ASUU president alongside some nothern elites, and liasing with the ASUU NEC manipulated its members. The strike action was delayed to enable the new govt settle down. 2yrs afterwards, the govt acting innocent. The northern manipulation, in my opinion, saw the popularity the VP was weilding and decided to activate the strike (indirectly), not knowing Buhari was coming home soon. Boom, the strike action that was supposed to resume in December 2016 (1 week after the warning strike) was delayed till August 2017. Lecturers are so unhappy with her leadership because of the delayed action. That's why they are left with no options but to be straight with the FG. My 1kobo.