lymelyte: It cannot be a massive sack because a lot of them will resume work.

Alleinad:
All those in favour of the government, pls mind your grammar. Prove to those of us in favour of ASUU that you have a valid point and hv gotten a standard education from the dilapidated universities that ASUU is seeking to re-structure.

Mavor: Yep, am sure FG is making plans for replacement. Better to use that money and hire quality teachers from abroad, even on part time basis than to succumb to the ransom of all these greedy quacks.

Alleinad:
you shouldn't speak to a lady that way. She has a right to air her views just like you and even if your views clash, derogatory statements are not the way to express your anger.

stagger:

Mr man, Abacha not only wrote sack letter, he issued eviction notices from their official residences. DID IT WORK? NO.

Fashola that sacked doctors: did he not call them back?

We are not in a military era. The use of such language by government will only fuel the suspicions of the striking lecturers. A typical lecturer is 10 years in the making, 20 years or more for Professors.

Ok, where will the government recruit the new lecturers from? FROM YOUR VILLAGE?

frankyychiji: Odua dullard, are u saying that if ur father opens ten knew universities today he won't find qualified lectures to employ?

prof.femi:


Hmm, don't be so sure.

Fact is, FG has messed up on this big time. I am definitely for calling off the strike (I have been for a long time). However, Wike is nudging me in the other direction. When the committee of pro-chancellors instructed last week that universities be opened, I was sure I would start lectures from Day 1. But...why Wike/FG felt the need to roil the waters of this issue the way they have, I haven't the foggiest idea.

Although I am a lecturer, I have to say that both FG and ASUU have, at different times, acted stupidly over this strike issue. Most recently, I think ASUU has not shown the proper respect for the Office of the President (forget whether it is GEJ or not). Hence, I was in a queer situation of not knowing which of the two combatants I was angriest with.

Wike has however made my choice easier. I do not respond well to threats. Not when I am 1000% certain of the value I bring to the table. This is not about whether I can be replaced (or how long it will take the system to do so). It is about whether I have options if GEJ sacks me. Believe me brother, I have many options, almost *all* of them better than my current job (or my current country).

Fact is, ignore all the rubbish Wike said about new demands. I kept quiet till I found out exactly what ASUU requested (not demanded) for, and there is NOTHING there that a sincere government should find so difficult to do. I am left with only two plausible explanations: (a) GEJ feels disrespected, and wants to wield the big stick. This would be somewhat understandable, but surprising, given that we are so close to resolving the issue (b) FG has not been sincere all along. After all, if they promised to inject 200B this year, and we are already 3 weeks to the effective end of the year...

I am not totally sure I will refuse to resume; however I can assure you 1000% that if I do, Wike's threat will not be the reason. In fact, his threat is the only reason why I am likely not to resume work.

So I say: Wike, bring it on (and to my students: sorry we live in a shitty country).

ireti_land: At least we are now sure what the South South (S/S) can offer to Nigeria: a DULL President and a THUG as Education Minister. I always believe the S/S can do better, but with the way most of them are going about supporting their man, GEJ, they seems to be sleeping and facing the same direction.

Nocojp: ASUU UPDATES: UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA ; RESUMES SCHOOL TODAY

Gabbysky:

Oga this your grammar is too long, you de resume or not? leave Wike's matter alone
Simple, if you don't resume work by Dec 4, you my learned friend will be sacked and there's no f**king shyte you or anyone can do about it.
If you like go and work in Pluto, that's your own kettle of fish, but to say the Nigerian Students should keep staying at home while you and your stew.pid lots keep receiving salaries for jobs not executed - is very wicked and foolish to say the least.

Before it was NO WORK - NO PAY!
Now it's NO WORK - GET SACKED!!

Gabbysky:

And of course, they also produce the Oil money that's used to take care of your FO.OLISH parents and entire family.
e.iddiot prostitute like you insulting the sensibilities of those feeding you, Bas.thard!
What has the SW offered Nigeria?

lymelyte:
It cannot be a massive sack because a lot of them will resume work.

dreh17: me don reach school already.i know say dose lecturers go resume come meet me here before dec 4.abeg hostel mate,help me pack garri come when coming o

mvem: ......Are u learner...why are u behaving mad....The military have done it and did not work...do u know abacha even arrested and detained ASUU officials in d 90s ...u must be a teenager....Let us learn from history and u re stupid for commenting foolishly

Gabbysky:

Oga this your grammar is too long, you de resume or not? leave Wike's matter alone
Simple, if you don't resume work by Dec 4, you my learned friend will be sacked and there's no f**king shyte you or anyone can do about it.
If you like go and work in Pluto, that's your own kettle of fish, but to say the Nigerian Students should keep staying at home while you and your stew.pid lots keep receiving salaries for jobs not executed - is very wicked and foolish to say the least.

Before it was NO WORK - NO PAY!
Now it's NO WORK - GET SACKED!!

sahedorf:
Chief, we are now in 20's not 90's and 2013 to be precise and also Abacha is dead, we have GEJ now. And those baba in ASUU then are so stubborn and ready to face any challenges not this lazy, greedy and selfish group of ppl dominating d association now. Why the internal problem then? Why are schools pulling out? Why was the vote to discontinue the strike much more than the opposite? Why are the lecturers attacking ASUU?

Gabbysky:

Oga this your grammar is too long, you de resume or not? leave Wike's matter alone
Simple, if you don't resume work by Dec 4, you my learned friend will be sacked and there's no f**king shyte you or anyone can do about it.
If you like go and work in Pluto, that's your own kettle of fish, but to say the Nigerian Students should keep staying at home while you and your stew.pid lots keep receiving salaries for jobs not executed - is very wicked and foolish to say the least.

Before it was NO WORK - NO PAY!
Now it's NO WORK - GET SACKED!!

tundeism: Mr Oga stop spewing trash, google dis topic " Nigeria Brain Gain and Brain Drain" and moreover I don't tink wike is aware of the calibre of intellectuals we have in our institutions dat dey ar not people u can order around..I pity dis country..I swear

Kaydem: hmmm...i don't see this lingering fracas between ASUU & FG ending anytime soon...sadly, all these imbroglio is done at the peril of the Nigerian Student future...take it or you leave it the student will always be at the receiving end of these ugly senario, FG kids ain't here and some/most of the striking lecturers wards attends overseas Uni's or prolly in some of the best 9ja private Uni's...so here is now the big dangling question ''What does the Student stand to gain at the end of the whole struggle?

(1) Is it the proposed ''Rebranding of Nigerian Universities'' claimed by ASUU that look seemingly impossible overnight
(2) Is it the wasted time staying home (5months and possibly still counting)
(3) Is it the elapsed house rent
(4) is it the wasted condiments and other perishables we left in our hostels in the name of ''They would soon call off''
(5)How about Students who had in one way or the other lost their live to the struggle
(6)Distortion in the school calendar (in which we will suffer for)
(7) Final year students who can't graduate this year again or the Undergraduates whose year of graduation now carries +1...etc
At the end, its will turn out to be a win-win score card between FG & ASUU, how? ASUU get richer while FG gain more political point from the masses, Seriously, ain't we are more-or-less like a sacrificial lamb in this game...GOD HELP US!

diluminati:

and see who is caling one a dullard? your case is pathetic. toilet undergrad

Gabbysky:

And of course, they also produce the Oil money that's used to take care of your FO.OLISH parents and entire family.
e.iddiot prostitute like you insulting the sensibilities of those feeding you, Bas.thard!
What has the SW offered Nigeria?

spenca:

there is no association that all members agree its not just possible but to clarify your ignorance most lecturers criticizing ASUU are members of SANUU

tm-tech:
I hope the attitudes of our lecturers towards teaching will improve after resumption....cos ASUU members are only concerned abt structural development and increase in salary.....
Yet there are other germane issue undiscussed....lyk the way lecturers come to class with a note of 10yrs and wouldn't even bother to explain or update and so many other human(intrinsic) factors militating against the standard of edu in naija

stagger:

Mr man, Abacha not only wrote sack letter, he issued eviction notices from their official residences. DID IT WORK? NO.

Fashola that sacked doctors: did he not call them back?

We are not in a military era. The use of such language by government will only fuel the suspicions of the striking lecturers. A typical lecturer is 10 years in the making, 20 years or more for Professors.

Ok, where will the government recruit the new lecturers from? FROM YOUR VILLAGE?