The Federal Government has faulted the fresh notice by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to embark on a fresh strike barely four months after calling off a 10-month industrial action.

The government said any person conceiving a strike after close to one year of downing tools would be doing a disservice to students “because government is a continuum.”

The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, said it had been difficult for the government to run the lives of over 200 million people with less than $70m a day in earnings.

He said, “Whoever is conceiving a strike after being on a strike for close to one year is damaging the studentship because government is a continuum. Even if we are not in power today, another government, as the case may be, will be there.

“I have never supported strikes. However, I believe people should press for their demands as responsibly as possible. It is the responsibility of the government to continue to engage them.”

When asked if ASUU should still be patient with the government, Nwajiuba said it depended on the style of the demands.

He said, “It depends on the style of the demands; some of them are what the government can do now, some can be what the government can do later.

“I’m sure you’re aware of the revenue base of the country – 1.5 million barrels are sold. It is difficult to run the lives of over 200 million people with less than $70m a day in earnings. It is amazing that the President has managed to keep the country afloat.”

The government said any person conceiving a strike after close to one year of downing tools would be doing a disservice to students “because government is a continuum.”

12rev:

Wow...ASUU demanding for increased funding of the education system is the one to blame?

larryops:
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Do you read through the lines, why will government go into the agreement government cannot fulfill. Then "YOU KEEP PRODUCING PRODUCTS INFERIOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET". Government should fund education properly and then do the needful, set standard, any lecturer that do not meet the standard be fired.

Sima04:



boss I understand u perfectly, but the things is what we are learning in our various unis is the wrong theory. I engineering(my domain), the practical is in the theory. it is the theory that gives rise to the practicals. but the lecturers sef do not know the theory. they just dish out handouts and assignment. example, while in my 300l I did a borrowed cos from elect elect, the man was teaching us bridges from d'sauty bridge to Wheatstone bridge and newton bridge etc. and accompanied with huge formulas one day we para give the man asking him how all these brigades will give man money, baba sef does not know the application areas of the bridge he just said that we aught to know them as engineers. but guess what during my IT I got to know how those bridges can be used to design simple switch mode power supply(laptop and phone chargers), electronic weight measurement sensors etc. in all our faculty of engineering, we have less than 5 design engineers and u hardly see then in school cos dey don't have time they only come to teach serious courses and go no be all these ones dey dey come school everyday come teach engineering law and AI wet no dey get code attached

Spaxon:
But Kidnappers Ransoms can be made abi?

I don't blame the Government..

Quality Education is not their Priority

Drabeey:


ASUU (professor, academicians) should cover their faces. YOU KEEP PRODUCING PRODUCTS INFERIOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS and still have moral rights to strike because of payments. A country looping in mud because of your ineffectiveness. Whose loss, Government is continuum

Drabeey:


ASUU (professor, academicians) should cover their faces. YOU KEEP PRODUCING PRODUCTS INFERIOR IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS and still have moral rights to strike because of payments. A country looping in mud because of your ineffectiveness. Whose loss, Government is continuum