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Carlson001:
cant u extend it?

Freemanan:
I thought these write-ups would have been prepared before 4pm....

luxanne:
I have no idea why this is happening.

luxanne:
@Penplayer, where is your team mate? Are you watching the clock tick?

And Team UNN seems to be absent, hmmm.

luxanne:
I have no idea why this is happening.

Freemanan:
Well, let me forward my scores.

penplayer:
I already discussed with fynestboi.

OAUTemitayo:
That would be a double post.

luxanne:
► Penplayer ► MosquitoLaps ► OAUTemitayo ► Emaculate99
Well done guys. You will get the tag once the scores are ready,

penplayer:
STRIKE: A WRONG APPROACH TO NIGERIA'S EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS.

Mission: Opposing the theme.
Goodevening ladies and gentlemen, I'm Emmanuel Okunlola by name and representing the Lautech team which is opposing the aforementioned motion.

Defined according to Wikipedia as 'work stoppage caused by mass refusal of employees to work', strike stands as the commonest and inherently the most effective in managing grievances amidst the many weapons of labour unions. The educational sector of Nigeria is in no way exempted, having witnessed long and grievous ones over the last few years and has come to be the most dreaded by students and the government. Several problems face Nigeria's educational system right from the primary to the tertiary level, ranging from selfish interests, wrong attitude to learning to under-qualified lecturers, however, the fight for better learning and teaching conditions has stood as a giant birthed in Herculean blood. The aim of this essay is to explain how beneficial strike has been in alleviating the problems and how it has always been for the greater good.

One fight which will never end in this world is one of satisfaction, and that brings us to the first and most popular reasons for strike -- salary. No matter how strong passion is, remuneration remains a chief source of motivation in any path that man chooses. Whether it is underpayment or non-payment, when lecturers are not motivated to work, the brunt of it all falls on the students. After a meeting, the union leaders may decide to warn the government with a strike to send home their wishes which ultimately cripples educational activities in the school. The result of this is a call-to-order for the government to initiate a negotiation and after their wish is granted, they return back to work with a much more refined rigour. This has proved a saw common amidst workers over time, 'strike is the only language the government understands'. A well-paid teacher has no excuse for non-performance, and will try to give his best.

Furthermore, strike ensures better working and learning environment for the students and teachers. Since the government rarely visit the schools, it is the responsibility of teachers -- lecturers to ask for conditions comfortable and proper for students. In many schools, there are cases which lecture halls are severely overpopulated that several students are left hanging outside of the hall, unable to gain anything from the lecture. It is the duty of the state or federal government to erect infrastructures for such schools. The situation witnessed during the last general ASUU strike strike comes to mind: The union had tabled its requests before the government which included the upward review of retirement age of professors, adequate funding to revitalize the university system, progressive increase of budgetary allocations to the education sector, setting up of research and development units by the companies and others. The aforementioned points and its non-fulfilment had prompted the 6-month-long strike, and the final result had the government conceding to their wishes.

[Strike also in some cases are initiated by students out of frustration and grudges. In this case, the student union Government may declare a lecture free day in protest of an unforseen incident, poor housing conditions or a policy which may not directly come from the government but the school authority. Students agree to step out en-masse, sometimes aggravated into destroying school properties till their wants are met.]

As much as students detest these incessant strikes, it has always served its purpose and many others as blessings in disguise. Strike affords students an oppourtunity to learn outside school, since education is not confined to the walls of a classroom alone. Ranging from trades, certifications to work experience and beneficial extracurricular activities, students can make good use of the strike period to widen their scope and knowledge. The knowledge gained in this period will help the students in their academic life and even after graduation. For others, it may help shape their attitude towards education and life in general, because the nonchalant attitude to academics is also a major bane to the Nigerian Educational system. Importantly, what most students see in schooling is getting a certificate and not learning, and that in a way is curbed by strike as it helps them to realize what the labour market is all about. It ensures that students are taught patience, the means of survival, endurance and discovery of alternatives asides getting in the queue of unemployed graduates.

Though the Nigerian educational system seemed pitiable, through the efforts of strikes, it is now being rebuilt to enable it gain international standards. Strike has come to be an important part of the system, as it shows how sensitive people have become to their conditions -- what the government fails to notice. It has ensured that Lecturers and students alike do not settle for less but fight for what they truly deserve. It may appear that strikes are indeed degrading, it has always been the most important and effective weapon in fighting Nigeria's educational problems.


References:
1. Wikipedia.com
2. www.informationng.com/2013/12/ASUU-strike-ASUU-calls-off-5-months-strike.html

luxanne:
► Penplayer ► MosquitoLaps ► OAUTemitayo ► Emaculate99
Well done guys. You will get the tag once the scores are ready,

emaculate99:
yes my lady

Freemanan:
Sent...
cc Luxanne Fynestboi

MosquitoLaps:
TOPIC: STRIKE: A WRONG APPROACH TO
NIGERIA'S EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS.


The Nigerian education system has, over the years, been bedevilled by lot of problems.
From cultism on campuses, failed educational policies by unstable political leaders, to never-ending strike actions taken by one set of the most important players in the sector--The teachers, tutors and lecturers, the educational sector has truly seen troubled times. Industrial action (or strike, as it is popularly known) seems to be our major headache.

If you will indulge me, I will introduce myself.
I, MosquitoLaps, am 200 level student of the Department of International Studies And Diplomacy, from the great University of Benin.

Judges, co-debaters and moderators, you'd agree with me that the way the Nigerian education sector is structured today, strike is inevitable.

This is due to the fact governments in power over the years, have failed to see the importance of education to national development. Their actions have shown it.
Payment of salaries are being delayed, and most times, teachers and lecturers go seven months without pay!
The governments at various levels have paid lip service to education.
During elections, we see promises about a revamp in the sector, but after election, everything goes back to normal.

You'd also agree with me that without government's insincerity and inconsistency in dealing with major stakeholders in the sector, there would have been no need for radical unions like the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and their counterparts in Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.

Look at the 2013 ASUU strike as case study.
The federal government and ASUU reached an agreement in 2009, where the government will overhaul failing infrastructures in higher institutions of learning, increase salaries of lecturers and make learning conducive for all the stakeholders.
After signing the MoU, for five years, the government refused to implement their part of the agreement!
It is a well known fact education is the bedrock of national development.
And for a government that is sincere in safeguarding national interests and development, education will be at the top of their priority.
The Nigerian government has shown repeatedly that the only language they understand, is not dialogue, but industrial action.


Furthermore, most sectors of national and economic development has come to the realization that to get what you truly feel is right, is to grind your sector to a halt by engaging in industrial action. This way, the government will take you serious.
This seems to be the norm, instead of the exception.

A United Nations directive on education which directs member states to make education the top of their budget annually has been flouted constantly by succeeding Federal governments.
(UN resolution 2914/education act 2011)

For a government whose major preoccupations are to divert public funds into personal accounts and how to win the next election, national development can never be their priority..

Finally, as a case study, look at South Korea and Singapore.
These countries knew the importance of education to national development, and their governments invested so much in it, by formulating sound educational policies that serves and cures national defects.
Today, these countries stand out as just two countries out of the "Asian Tiger" league that has taken the tech industry by storm.

As I bring my argument to a close, distinguished judges, moderators and facilitators, I have this to say, until the Federal government of Nigeria starts taking education serious, strike action will continue, and so far, it has worked for ASUU, SSANU, NUT et al. The government has institutionalized industrial action as a means to getting them to listen to common sense.

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/146439-ASUU-strike-nigerian-lecturers-vow-continue-strike-fg-orders-salaries-stopped.html

http://www.informationng.com/2015/10/unijos-lecturers-commence-indefinite-strike-demand-improve-working-conditions.html

MosquitoLaps:
Bros, she's my lady, not yours.
Trespass is not allowed.

emaculate99:
Strike again? SSANU was reported to have openly threatened the federal government with an indefinite strike which was to take effect on the 24th of December, 2015 as a result of the directives given to the Vice-Chancellors to remove names of their secondary school staff from the government payroll. It should be noted that these workers were forcefully included into the government payroll. Are you scared at the sight of indefinite strike? Are you thinking about when Nigeria will stop this incessant strike? This is the extent of the effects of strike. No doubt, strike has its benefits but its pro is far less than its cons. Strike has become the crux of Nigerian educational system; Nigerians now have to face its consequences.

It will be a blunder on my part if I overlook salutation. Good day amiable chairman, infallible judges, ever industrious coordinators and moderators,co-debaters and my well-grounded audience. I am Emaculate Ife, a representative of Obafemi Awolowo university, supporting the motion which states: strike: a wrong approach to Nigeria's educational problems.

In order to favourably do justice to this topic, it is important for me to give a clue on what strike is. Strike is the concerted refusal of employees to perform work that their employer has assigned to them in order to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions, such as increased wages or improved employment conditions.

Just like a gun is to an armed robber, strike is a lowly tool to workers for ransom; it forces the government to agree to anything just to allow the students to enjoy their right. It is not different from the acts of hijackers or kidnappers who extract millions of naira from parents threatening to kill their child if such amount is not provided. The only difference is that workers choose to discard reasons and humanity to perfect the act of terrorist hostage taking- Unless you meet our demands, students will not be taught- which they legalise with their “right to strike”.

Furthermore, there is an African saying that goes thus: “when two elephants fight, the grasses get trampled.” This means that there is damage elsewhere when two powerful bodies fight. Here, whenever the workers and the government fight; the students get trampled upon by bearing the burdens of the battle. Come to think of it: who will suffer from the stress of the abridged calendar, the students, the lecturers or the government? The students of course! The burden of stress will be put on the students and this might lead to their failure or the reduced quality of education as a result of their inability to learn what they need to know due to the slim fitted calendar. In a nutshell, strike is a cause of the half-bake syndrome of Nigerian graduates.

Consequently, the plight of the students become worsened as they failed to meet employment criteria due to age and the quality of education they have, thereby increasing the unemployment rate. Looking at the background, it will be discovered that strike is not a saint in regards to this matter as it causes delay in graduation year and the half-bake graduates.

In addition to that, I think a suitable title to the present situation of Nigerian educational system is “the mighty has fallen!" Gone are the days when students all over the world took Nigeria to be a haven in terms of educational standard but that is a history now. Nigerians are now seeking educational asylum in other countries because of strike. The influx of students to other west African countries coupled with the large number of UniIlorin applicants is a clear picture of the parents’ reaction to strike.

Moreover, an anonymous once said "your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins." We cannot exercise our rights in a way that will hurt others. Over the years, the employees have been exercising their right to strike in a way that violates other people's right. For example, if I should take to the street halting vehicular movement in a bid to exercise my right to protest. This action of mine then led to the death of a man, punishment of some students and the loss of employment. I have successfully violated the rights to life, education, movement, employment, liberty and dignity of others with the exercise of my right and this is not supposed to be. The employees with their strikes will successfully deprive the students their right to education and those who makes a living in the academia their right to work. Those deprived of their rights to work will have little or no money to pay for their children’s education, provide for the household or to oversee their children wellbeing. This is tantamount to the deprivation of the right of the venerable (dependent children), right to education and right to food. Deprivation of these can lead to cases like nutritional deficiency, child abuse, prostitution, armed robbery (petty theft), and death, among others. These might not happen without strike. Based on the unfavourable effect strike has on the venerable, it is obviously an atrocious approach.

Also, it is an open secret that the main protagonist in the school, the government workers, are mono strategic in their approach. Over the years, their strategy has not only proven to be ancient but impotent in the African continent. If strike is as effective as it is claimed to be, then Nigerian Universities should have been better than this despite the number of months wasted on strike by the government workers (there would be nothing like OAU protest on welfare). The decay in the system is an obvious fact that strike is a wrong approach.

Hence, the strike has led to the death of youngsters. The students become psychologically disturbed thinking of their elongated years due to strike and thinking of what to do when they get home. Most of the time, the students get involved in ghastly accidents by not being conscious of what is going on around them when forced home due to the psychology disorder caused by strike.
To top it up, there is a legal maxim, "salus populi est suprema lex" (welfare of the society is the supreme law), if the welfare of the society is the supreme law then strike must work towards the supreme law but it has evidently ridiculed supreme law, other alternatives need to be employed.

Beside, there exist many alternatives to strike that can be used in approaching Nigerian educational problems, these include: dialogue, negotiation, implementation of the standard budgetary allocation, nibbling any selfish demands and a host of others. In order to improve our educational system, we need to explore other alternatives to strike.
In conclusion, alternatives to strike are aequum et bonum (what is right and just) to the people, government and the workers. Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself), strike is nothing but a monster that is meant to benefit its master and neither the masses nor educational system.

REFERENCE:
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10385099/Teachers-strike-bad-for-pupils-and-parents-says-David-Laws.html
www.workersalternative.com/component/content/article/21-labour-movement/40-ASUU-strike-and-the-glooming-future-of-education-in-nigeria
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ssanu-shuts-down-30-varsities-december-24/
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10385099/Teachers-strike-bad-for-pupils-and-parents-says-David-Laws.html
www.nairaland.com/1489254/strike-wrong-approach-nigerias-educational
www.quoteinvestigator.com/2011/10/15/liberty-fist-nose/
https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080124173046AAm8Qip#
http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-it-ok-for-teachers-to-go-on-strike-or-should-they-employ-other-means
http://labourlist.org/2011/06/what-is-the-right-to-strike/
www.industriall-union.org/workers-have-the-right-to-strike
http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-weighing-the-pros-and-cons-of-going-on-strike-1435530
m.independent.ie/opinion/there-is-no-reason-good-or-bad-for-teachers-to-strike-30784954.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/strike.aspx

Freemanan:
MOSQUITOLAPS
Ensure you give full meaning to acronyms next time... "signing of MOU".... Dont assume your audience knows it all...


OAUTemitayo....
You did well Mate... Very well. You will definitely go far if you oil your logic more. Its kinda rusty a bit and intelligent opposition will feast on that...


EMMASCULATE99.
ENSURE PUNCTUALITY MATE... and please ensure you make more research on your future topics so as to have a fluent knowledge of it.


PENPLAYER.
Improve your diction sir. Arguments should be done with sophisticated and twisting languages... Your logic was superb...


BRAVO ALL... BRAVO

luxanne:
Lool.
Feel free to rather counter each other points that is if you want.
@Audience, Feel free to also ask questions.

OAUTemitayo:
Strike: A wrong Approach to Nigeria's Educational Problem.
Position: Support
Temitayo Lasisi representing OAU.

The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. (Abraham Lincoln)
Is there a country that can advance technologically, socially, economically and militarily without a strong and effective education system? The answer is probably capital NO in sane minds.
The Nigerian public education sector comprises of the students, the educators and the administrators representing the government.
In pressing home their demands when in disagreement with government, labour unions in the education sector sometimes embark on strike actions.
Business Dictionary defined a strike action as "Collective, organized, cessation or slowdown of work by employees, to force acceptance of their demands by the employer.
Aligning the several items usually put in their demands by labour unions with the results of such agitation and situation on ground seems confusing.
In our education sector, we have several trade and labour unions from ASUU (Academic Staff Union of Universities), ASUP (Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics), SSANU (Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities), NASU (Non Academic Staff Union) and a host of others.
A quick recap of past agitations by this trade unions in the form of protests and strikes has shown the agitations not only to be persistent and unending, the agitations and most importantly the various strikes embarked upon by this unions have been centered around almost the same set of demands every now and then.
The fact that this strikes are centered on same recurrent demands means previous strikes have failed to achieve their desired aims.
If past strikes were successful, will the labour unions be agitating for same demands again?
The only result the ever recurring strikes has brought on the education sector is the improved standard of living of the members of ASUU, ASUP, SSANU, NASU and ASUSS which is evident in their luxurious cars ironically parked in front of dilapidating lecture rooms and administrative structures with leaking roofs.
Nigerian primary schools are still battling with dilapidated buildings collapsing and leading to the death of innocent students, inadequate or non available teaching aids, poorly trained teachers and inadequate funding such that majority of this schools are on live support funding provided by PTAs (Parent Teachers Association).
Primary six students of nowadays cannot read, write and comprehend the simplest of sentences.
The failure of strikes in our education sector is evident in the persistent lamentations of lecturers, students and other staffs of higher learning institutions over poor studying and working environment.
What have the numerous aluta continua, victory is never certain protests given us?
If despite all the strike actions embarked upon by this unions their members are still lamenting over deteriorating facilities then we need to weigh the impact of this strikes which has only increased the time spent by people to get their certificates.
What could be more frustrating for students and parents than ASUU going on a six month strike action with demands such as increase in salaries and emoluments, university autonomy, increased funding and improved facilities only to call off such strike and resume lecturing in same dilapidated structures just because their salaries were increased despite disrupting students' academic calendar?
Unending corruption in the education sector is a proof that workers in our education sector cannot be entrusted with the responsibility of agitating for a sound education system.
Almost all the money budgeted for capital projects are being embezzled or misappropriated by the same members of this labour unions. Or how do we describe the massive corruption being unearthed in educational institutions by EFCC and co?
A look at the results of students in SSCE, NECO and GCE has shown an unfortunate decline in the performance of secondary school students. There are several examination miracle centres established by same striking members of this labour unions with the purpose of helping lazy students cheat in WASSCE and NECO. If past strike actions had made positive impact on students' academic sophistication, will they need immoral help in examination special centers popularly known as special centers? Then what is the essence of past strike actions embarked upon by labour unions?
This labour unions are not concerned about the dilapidating hostels in the universities but their pocket. If OAU students are not protesting poor welfare conditions in their hostels today, IMSU students will be carrying placards tomorrow over inadequate classrooms.
Our university laboratories are still equipped with the same rustic and outdated equipments supplied since early 80's. So many times students will have to contribute money together in order to buy chemical reagents for practicals, so pathetic!
Our teaching hospitals are nothing to write home about, majority of them are not even worth calling consulting centres looking at their sorry situation. We have heard of surgeons using candles to perform surgical operations in our teaching hospitals, how low can our teaching hospitals deteriorate in standard?
The simplest of tools are missing in the engineering departments of our universities and polytechnics. No machineries, no simulation equipments.
Despite all the agitations, things are not improving across board. Strike actions are only improving the financial and living status of labour union members while making the life of students and parents miserable and pathetic through persistent time wasting and demoralising closure of schools that add no value to the life of students.
So many established entrepreneurs have been lamenting since time immemorial about the unemployable status of majority of Nigerian graduates which is a pointer to the fact our education sector is not improving despite the numerous strike actions.
Nigerian government have refused to increase funding to the education sector with budgetary allocation declining to 8% in 2014 even though the United Nations standard is 26%. This means that the six month ASUU strike of 2013 with demands centered on increased funding of universities is a failure in all ramifications.
With the current sorry state of dilapidating infrastructures, inadequate funding, inadequate teaching aids, declining performance of students and inadequate teachers and lecturers, unending reports of massive, brute and stinking corruption, extension of students' time spent on academic careers and disruption of academic calendars in our educational institutions, it is very evident that strike actions is a wrong approach, it has not achieved the desired impact on the structures, institutions and stakeholders that represents the education system.
We therefore cannot continue to derail the future of our youths through ineffective strike actions with lopsided impacts.
The earlier we adopt another strategy the better.

Resources:
Definition of strike action. www.businessdictionary.com/definition/strike.html
ASUU Strike; History of ASUU STRIKE from 1999 till 2013. www.dailyschoolnews.com.ng/ASUU-strike-hostory-of-ASUU-strike-from-1999-till-2013/
On Teaching Hospitals And Partnerships. www.medicalworldnigeria.com/2015/09/on-teaching-hospitals-and-partnerships
Worrisome performance of SSCE students. www.radionigerialagos.com/index.php/news/189-worrisome-performance-of-ssce-students
Students’ performance drops as WAEC releases 2014 results.
dailypost.ng/2014/08/11/students-performance-drops-waec-releases-2014-results/
Imo varsity students protest poor academic condition.
dailytimes.com.ng/imo-varsity-students-protest-poor-academic-condition/
WAEC Distinction/Merit Awards: When’ll public schools bridge the gap? www.vanguardngr.com/2014/12/waec-distinctionmerit-awards-whenll-public-schools-bridge-gap/
Obafemi Awolowo University shut after students protest. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/194267-obafemi-awolowo-university-shut-after-students-protest.html
Challenging conditions at Nigerian universities. www.iunc.net/Challenging_conditions_at_Nigerian_universities.html
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital doctors use candle lights, torch to perform surgeries – ARD President. www.nigerianeye.com/2015/10/university-of-nigeria-teaching-hospital.html?m=1
7 killed in Jos school building collapse, rescue efforts continue. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/189998-update-7-killed-in-jos-school-building-collapse-rescue-efforts-continue.hState
EFCC arrests Adamawa University VC, others for selling N13m SUV as scrap. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/189334-efcc-arrests-adamawa-university-vc-others-for-selling-n13m-suv-as-scrap.html

Ask4bigneyo:
607 Words...
First and foremost, You did a great job too but you failed to adhere to our aforesaid rules and regulations. Minimum words is 800 while maximum is 1200. You are reminded not to use abbreviation, (am, you'd, MoU) i see no reason why you shouldn't write them in full. Work more on your points, researches etc.

emaculate99:
Emaculate99 sir

luxanne:
@Adeaks,

You've got mail.

emaculate99:
Strike again? SSANU was reported to have openly threatened the federal government with an indefinite strike which was to take effect on the 24th of December, 2015 as a result of the directives given to the Vice-Chancellors to remove names of their secondary school staff from the government payroll. It should be noted that these workers were forcefully included into the government payroll. Are you scared at the sight of indefinite strike? Are you thinking about when Nigeria will stop this incessant strike? This is the extent of the effects of strike. No doubt, strike has its benefits but its pro is far less than its cons. Strike has become the crux of Nigerian educational system; Nigerians now have to face its consequences.

It will be a blunder on my part if I overlook salutation. Good day amiable chairman, infallible judges, ever industrious coordinators and moderators,co-debaters and my well-grounded audience. I am Emaculate Ife, a representative of Obafemi Awolowo university, supporting the motion which states: strike: a wrong approach to Nigeria's educational problems.

In order to favourably do justice to this topic, it is important for me to give a clue on what strike is. Strike is the concerted refusal of employees to perform work that their employer has assigned to them in order to force the employer to grant certain demanded concessions, such as increased wages or improved employment conditions.

Just like a gun is to an armed robber, strike is a lowly tool to workers for ransom; it forces the government to agree to anything just to allow the students to enjoy their right. It is not different from the acts of hijackers or kidnappers who extract millions of naira from parents threatening to kill their child if such amount is not provided. The only difference is that workers choose to discard reasons and humanity to perfect the act of terrorist hostage taking- Unless you meet our demands, students will not be taught- which they legalise with their “right to strike”.

Furthermore, there is an African saying that goes thus: “when two elephants fight, the grasses get trampled.” This means that there is damage elsewhere when two powerful bodies fight. Here, whenever the workers and the government fight; the students get trampled upon by bearing the burdens of the battle. Come to think of it: who will suffer from the stress of the abridged calendar, the students, the lecturers or the government? The students of course! The burden of stress will be put on the students and this might lead to their failure or the reduced quality of education as a result of their inability to learn what they need to know due to the slim fitted calendar. In a nutshell, strike is a cause of the half-bake syndrome of Nigerian graduates.

Consequently, the plight of the students become worsened as they failed to meet employment criteria due to age and the quality of education they have, thereby increasing the unemployment rate. Looking at the background, it will be discovered that strike is not a saint in regards to this matter as it causes delay in graduation year and the half-bake graduates.

In addition to that, I think a suitable title to the present situation of Nigerian educational system is “the mighty has fallen!" Gone are the days when students all over the world took Nigeria to be a haven in terms of educational standard but that is a history now. Nigerians are now seeking educational asylum in other countries because of strike. The influx of students to other west African countries coupled with the large number of UniIlorin applicants is a clear picture of the parents’ reaction to strike.

Moreover, an anonymous once said "your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins." We cannot exercise our rights in a way that will hurt others. Over the years, the employees have been exercising their right to strike in a way that violates other people's right. For example, if I should take to the street halting vehicular movement in a bid to exercise my right to protest. This action of mine then led to the death of a man, punishment of some students and the loss of employment. I have successfully violated the rights to life, education, movement, employment, liberty and dignity of others with the exercise of my right and this is not supposed to be. The employees with their strikes will successfully deprive the students their right to education and those who makes a living in the academia their right to work. Those deprived of their rights to work will have little or no money to pay for their children’s education, provide for the household or to oversee their children wellbeing. This is tantamount to the deprivation of the right of the venerable (dependent children), right to education and right to food. Deprivation of these can lead to cases like nutritional deficiency, child abuse, prostitution, armed robbery (petty theft), and death, among others. These might not happen without strike. Based on the unfavourable effect strike has on the venerable, it is obviously an atrocious approach.

Also, it is an open secret that the main protagonist in the school, the government workers, are mono strategic in their approach. Over the years, their strategy has not only proven to be ancient but impotent in the African continent. If strike is as effective as it is claimed to be, then Nigerian Universities should have been better than this despite the number of months wasted on strike by the government workers (there would be nothing like OAU protest on welfare). The decay in the system is an obvious fact that strike is a wrong approach.

Hence, the strike has led to the death of youngsters. The students become psychologically disturbed thinking of their elongated years due to strike and thinking of what to do when they get home. Most of the time, the students get involved in ghastly accidents by not being conscious of what is going on around them when forced home due to the psychology disorder caused by strike.
To top it up, there is a legal maxim, "salus populi est suprema lex" (welfare of the society is the supreme law), if the welfare of the society is the supreme law then strike must work towards the supreme law but it has evidently ridiculed supreme law, other alternatives need to be employed.

Beside, there exist many alternatives to strike that can be used in approaching Nigerian educational problems, these include: dialogue, negotiation, implementation of the standard budgetary allocation, nibbling any selfish demands and a host of others. In order to improve our educational system, we need to explore other alternatives to strike.
In conclusion, alternatives to strike are aequum et bonum (what is right and just) to the people, government and the workers. Res ipsa loquitur (the thing speaks for itself), strike is nothing but a monster that is meant to benefit its master and neither the masses nor educational system.

REFERENCE:
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10385099/Teachers-strike-bad-for-pupils-and-parents-says-David-Laws.html
www.workersalternative.com/component/content/article/21-labour-movement/40-ASUU-strike-and-the-glooming-future-of-education-in-nigeria
www.vanguardngr.com/2015/12/ssanu-shuts-down-30-varsities-december-24/
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10385099/Teachers-strike-bad-for-pupils-and-parents-says-David-Laws.html
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