The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that the stifling of education funding under the Muhammadu Buhari government is preparing the country for a greater future doom.

It stated that the nonchalant attitude of the Buhari-led government to education appears to be the worst in the history of Nigeria with about 7 percent allocation to Education.

Chairman, University of Ibadan branch of ASUU, Dr. Deji Omole, who stated this on Monday in an interview with journalists, noted that the failure to vote enough money to public varsity education is already causing gradual crisis of confrontation between University administration and students in some parts of the country.

Omole said, “It will be difficult to have a citizen that will love the country in the future if the current trend of abandoning the poor while taking care of the rich continues. While each senators is paid N13.5million as running cost per month the same Senate appropriated a paltry sum of N66million for capital projects for University of Ibadan with students population of about 30,000.

“This can only happen where the ruling class lacks vision like Nigeria. This same government refuses to drop a kobo for the revitalization of public universities. Now many children of the masses are denied access because universities cannot admit beyond what the dilapidated infrastructure can take. Yet their parents cannot afford private university. the federal government is owing about N800billion revitalization funds to public varsities as contained in the agreements with ASUU.”

The ASUU, who vowed that the union will oppose any plan to force children of the masses out of school by imposing on them dues that are the duties of federal government, asserted that the ruling APC has performed poorly in Education.

According to him, the United States of America that members of the elite takes their children to funds her public varsities because the USA is interested in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor, and knows the negative implication of having a growing pool of illiterates as we have in Nigeria.

Omole maintained that the Buhari government has paid lip service to public education but prefers to pacify militants and terrorists.

The ASUU chairman stated that while the masses are groaning in hardship, the political class have increased their number and stored enough money taken from the collective patrimony in preparation for the 2019 general elections.

http://www.mcebisco.com.ng/2018/04/buharis-government-worst-in-education.html

And you went on strike for how many months during GEJ era? I think you are all mad.

Printerscanner:
And you went on strike for how many months during GEJ era? I think you are all mad.

During GEJ's time they made a lot of money through bribes and kickbacks, which they are not getting now. That's why they are complaining. ASUU doesn't have the interest of the Nigerian education sector at heart one bit.

A nation that cannot prioritize the health and education sector is that one a nation?

See these are part of the things Buhari was reporting to Theresa May he was working hard and focusing on.

Worsening education to destroy future generations so they will be as "intelligent" as him.

Olodo.

fallout87:
See these are part of the things Buhari was reporting to Theresa May he was working hard and focusing on.

Worsening education to destroy future generations so they will be as "intelligent" as him.

Olodo.

yes, but:
what stopped ASUU from lobbying students in 2015?
have they queried the empty almajiri schools in the north?
ASUU is a big part of Nigeria's problems because our unis are breeders of corrupt graduates.
wen dem get sense, all man go know.

Una never see anything yet.

Worst in all facets!

Nigeria is in trouble!

Get ur PVC ready to chase d cow back to Daura

Person dey just look for O level certificate, you want him to support others to get BSc?
Left for this man, all institutions will be closed and everyone forced to start raring cow.

It's good that ASUU also enjoys this negative change that most of their members particularly in the south west worked for, in the last election. The way some southwest academics (e.g. Prof Akin Oyebode of UNILAG) canvass support for Bubu makes me to wonder how they assess students in class.

GEJ funded the public universities through TETFUND and most of their members travelled out for further studies and international conferences in a manner that was unprecedented. GEJ also had great visions for the new federal universities which are now 'malnourished' since the herdsman became the Visitor to the federal universities.

Virtually all the sectors of our economy are grossly underfunded by this inept administration. So ASUU should join us to enjoy this 'change' while it lasts.

This is what happens when a cow rearer without certificate becomes the president. What a shiit hole.

Buhari will blame Mandela for this...just watch.

let them go on another strike!!!!!!!!!!! bloody hypocritic association!!!!!!!(

chichar1:
let them go on another strike!!!!!!!!!!! bloody hypocritic association!!!!!!!(

see our undergraduates,Nigeria is finished

fact

emmasege:
It's good that ASUU also enjoys this negative change that most of their members particularly in the south west worked for, in the last election. The way some southwest academics (e.g. Prof Akin Oyebode of UNILAG) canvass support for Bubu makes me to wonder how they assess students in class.

GEJ funded the public universities through TETFUND and most of their members travelled out for further studies and international conferences in a manner that was unprecedented. GEJ also had great visions for the new federal universities which are now 'malnourished' since the herdsman became the Visitor to the federal universities.

Virtually all the sectors of our economy are grossly underfunded by this inept administration. So ASUU should join us to enjoy this 'change' while it lasts.

Fyno:
see our undergraduates,Nigeria is finished

guy,it is buhari fault

emmasege:
It's good that ASUU also enjoys this negative change that most of their members particularly in the south west worked for, in the last election. The way some southwest academics (e.g. Prof Akin Oyebode of UNILAG) canvass support for Bubu makes me to wonder how they assess students in class.

GEJ funded the public universities through TETFUND and most of their members travelled out for further studies and international conferences in a manner that was unprecedented. GEJ also had great visions for the new federal universities which are now 'malnourished' since the herdsman became the Visitor to the federal universities.

Virtually all the sectors of our economy are grossly underfunded by this inept administration. So ASUU should join us to enjoy this 'change' while it lasts.

would I be right in saying you work in a higher institution?


my assumption is based on your comment on TETFund. under the previous administration, TETFund funding was very helpful, though some institutions abused the funding, it really helped bridge the intellectual & infrastructural deficit gap.


today, reverse is the case. in fact, the allocation for 2017 is a very sharp decline & the government doesn't care to explain why. if in 2015, with the economy being squeezed by low crude oil prices, businesses folding up & a biting recession, as much as N800m was released for some institutions, why should less than half that amount be released in 2017 when things are supposedly 'looking up' according to the government.



it is stands to reason that

1. they are purposely trying to stifle educational development (especially in the south), or

2. are diverting funds to their war chest for the 2019 elections or


3. the economy is performing far worse than they are letting on or


4. a combination of 1,2,3...

How can the dull one show concern when his children all schooled and graduated abroad? ASUU better make do with the clueless one and stop complaining.