don4real18:

There was no strike during Jonathan's regime, right?

They promised "CHANGE"

EndASUUstrike:

Is Nigeria broke

Very very broke

mrvitalis:

Very very broke

But I heard They are gaining the corrupted money back

Ehiscotch:
ASUU are a bunch of greedy persons. I realised how stupid they were when they requested to be removed from the TSA. They want full autonomy of their finances but don't want to be subjected to monitoring.

They would make silly agreements with previous by governments who wanted them to call of the strike and hold the incumbent to ransom. I know government is a continuum but these people should be reasonable.

ASUU aren't fighting for an increase in allocation to the education sector; they are fighting for the increases wages of their members.

Please don't mislead others on this forum. If you don't have deep knowledge about something try and make a research

Ehiscotch:
ASUU are a bunch of greedy persons. I realised how stupid they were when they requested to be removed from the TSA. They want full autonomy of their finances but don't want to be subjected to monitoring.

They would make silly agreements with previous by governments who wanted them to call of the strike and hold the incumbent to ransom. I know government is a continuum but these people should be reasonable.

ASUU aren't fighting for an increase in allocation to the education sector; they are fighting for the increases wages of their members.

Be informed.

PassingShot:
Selfish idiots!

And students whose future is being destroyed by these lecturers will watch on!

A government trying to accede to your needs (owed by past govts o) is the one you can't reason with.

Na OBJ fit una.

Govt is continuum. You inherit both Asset and liabilities.

EndASUUstrike:

But I heard They are gaining the corrupted money back

Less than 1 trillion?

What's the state budget of Texas... Or even South Africa... What's Nigerians budget

What's our revenue. Per year

What's our wage bill per year

Debt servicing

Subsidy

Then how much is left?

mrvitalis:

Less than 1 trillion?

What's the state budget of Texas... Or even South Africa... What's Nigerians budget

What's our revenue. Per year

What's our wage bill per year

Debt servicing


Subsidy

Then how much is left?

But ASUU didn't raise this issue today..
It was since 2017 when they signed a MoA...

What can you say about that??

Ehiscotch:
ASUU are a bunch of greedy persons. I realised how stupid they were when they requested to be removed from the TSA. They want full autonomy of their finances but don't want to be subjected to monitoring.

They would make silly agreements with previous by governments who wanted them to call of the strike and hold the incumbent to ransom. I know government is a continuum but these people should be reasonable.

ASUU aren't fighting for an increase in allocation to the education sector; they are fighting for the increases wages of their members.

Universities receive research grants and endowment funds from various sources. Because of the peculiarities of these funds the money can't be domicile in TSA. FGN has already exampted these funds from TSA. It is no longer an issue.

As for signing agreement with previous government, let this government honour the 2017 MoA it willingly entered with ASUU.

And you may wish to educate youself on Universities revitalization funds. Public Universities have already received their share of 20 billion naira for infrastructural development courtesy of current strike while no ASUU member has received any material benefit yet.

PassingShot:
Selfish idiots!

And students whose future is being destroyed by these lecturers will watch on!

A government trying to accede to your needs (owed by past govts o) is the one you can't reason with.

Na OBJ fit una.

You obviously are ignorant of the issues.

This government promised to release 20 Billion naira to Nigeria's public Universities in 2017 but failed, it took them a whole year to do so.

This government promised to conduct forensic audit of payment of earned allowance and once that is done it will settle the outstanding arrears. They conducted the audit but refused to make the report available to ASUU. They only released it after the commencement of current strike.

The audit put the outstanding balance of earned allowance at 105 billion naira for the period between 2009 to 2016. Instead of keeping their word and upset the 105 billion they now want to pay just 20 billion out of it and with no clear timeline for the payment of the remaining 85 billion naira.

From December 2015 some MDAs started experiencing shortfall in salary allocation from FGN to such an extant that some had to take overdraft or otherwise pay fractional salaries to their staff. FGN set up a committee to look at this however despite the committee's report some Universities were not paid. It took current strike for the government to settle the 15.4 billion naira salary shortfall arrears.

Now tell me how are the previous governments the problem.

And how do you expect ASUU to believe this government after failing to keep their word the last time it suspended strike on promises.

Blaming others has become the trademark of this government.

EndASUUstrike:


But ASUU didn't raise this issue today..
It was since 2017 when they signed a MoA...

What can you say about that??

The arrangement was signed long before 2017 around 2011 or so that was when the agreement was signed

Government just signed it to get ASUU off there back to win elections

We can't give ASUU 200bn every year we can't... We don't have it right now

220 billion in each quarter for 5 consecutive quarters? These people are thief. The money they are requesting for in just one quarter is what states like Zamfara spend as budget in 3 years.

mrvitalis:

The arrangement was signed long before 2017 around 2011 or so that was when the agreement was signed

Government just signed it to get ASUU off there back to win elections

We can't give ASUU 200bn every year we can't... We don't have it right now

They are not asking for 220 billion every year, but every 3 months. They are requesting for 1.1 Trillion over 15 months.

IamAtikulate:

They are not asking for 220 billion every year, but every 3 months. They are requesting for 1.1 Trillion over 15 months.

That's stupidity what's our capital budget

KINGwax007:
Why are these people mad?

1.1trillion abi wetim I hear?

Yes you heard right, 1.1 billion naira.

FGN set up a NEEDs assessment team at the instance of ASUU to study the infrastructural need of Nigeria's public Universities. The team put the infrastructural need of the Universities at over a trillion naira.

FGN failed to take any action on the report of that committee until ASUU strike of 2013. One of the agreements of that strike (2013 MoU) is that FGN is to immediately release 200 billion naira to Nigeria's public Universities for infrastructural development and to be releasing 220 billion naira annually for the next five years for the same purpose. After releasing the first 200 billion naira no further release was made in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

During the 2017 strike FGN said they do not have money to settle the accumulated arrears but agreed to release 20 billion naira immediately and to set up a 7 man committee to identity means and sources of funds to upset the balance (2017 MoA). But once the strike was suspended no committee was set up and the 20 billion naira was not released. It took the current strike to get the 20 billion naira promised in 2017 released.

EndASUUstrike:
FG should stop Making Empty promises
FG should meet the demands of ASUU/ASUP
FG should grow the Educational Sector
FG should STOP toying with the students future

FG should EndASUUstrike
FG should EndASUUstrike
FG should EndASUUstrike

FG should EndAsupStrike
FG should EndAsupStrike!!

We want it to END NOW!!!!!

that one na nothing we dey pay school fees here for uniport. deadline na 25th of this month

mrvitalis:

The arrangement was signed long before 2017 around 2011 or so that was when the agreement was signed

Government just signed it to get ASUU off there back to win elections

We can't give ASUU 200bn every year we can't... We don't have it right now

How will your government resolve the strike then??

EndASUUstrike:

How will your government resolve the strike then??

Privatice this universites!!!!!!!!!!!

mrvitalis:

Privatice this universites!!!!!!!!!!!

So that the fees will increase and parents unable to pay?

EndASUUstrike:

So that the fees will increase and parents unable to pay?

Scholarships....if u are poor and want to go to school then be smart

mrvitalis:
Privatice this universites!!!!!!!!!!!

u see urself
if that is done ... giving d standard of living in Nigeria
70% of Nigerian youths will be uneducated

so u think Nigerian government cannot pay 220bn in 3 months...
I hope you know our govt budget is above 9trn
lemme tell u something the government is not ready to pay
how much is the legislature earning
what are they doing

mrvitalis:

Scholarships....if u are poor and want to go to school then be smart

how many people give scholarships
I don't think u know what you are talking about

mrvitalis:
Privatice this universites!!!!!!!!!!!

some people are finding it hard to pay the little school fees
u are suggesting public uni should be privatised
I feel u are ignorant

obajoey:
let the govt do what they asked for.
Your election budget is how much.
Senators salaries is how much?
You inherit everything when you come in as a new leader which is applicable to all leadership position (president, ceo, governor, etc)

no mind am

They are doing these because majority of them, there children are studying abroad and some in private universities. Please they should call off this strike ooo,