Therefore, the focus of this piece is to examine the purpose of the present ASUU strike and their sympathizers’ rage against the FG. Firstly, ASUU came up with the issue of autonomy for universities. The FG approved the idea of autonomy so long as the universities would generate internal revenue to offset their expenditure, including salaries and allowances
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In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said no government worth its salt can afford to play with education, because it is the path to national development
He spoke further: “I can say that we have made substantial progress and we are hoping that this strike should be called off based on some of the mechanisms that we have put in place to move the sector forward
Oloyede told NAN: “These two academies can no longer afford to watch this development continue since their major obligation is to promote academic activities and the education sector in general
It stated that respecting its pact with ASUU would end the current industrial action by the union that had paralysed academic activities in the nation’s state and federal universities
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, gave an indication that the Federal Government would be unable to meet its financial obligations concerning the agreement
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the university teachers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities, embarked on what they described as “total, comprehensive and indefinite” strike on June 30
Make told newsmen that government was not unmindful of the impact of the strike, which is entering the fourth week, on both parents and students
Ambali gave the advice in Ilorin while speaking with journalists at the Vice Chancellor’s Lodge
According to him, government’s insensitivity to the all important sector is killing the standard of education in the country
The statement said: “It is pertinent to set the record straight, the Minister while responding to questions from journalist did not make such a statement but rather, Chief Wogu used the occasion to appeal to ASUU to return to class while negotiation continues
The lecturers are protesting the non-implementation of an aspect of the agreement they entered into with the federal government since 2009
ASUU had on July 1 embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of some issues contained in an agreement it entered into with the Federal Government in 2009
He said the council deliberated on the strike as well as the general overview of the nation’s education sector and expressed worry about the effect of the lecturers’ strike on the polity
Rufa’I, who made the appeal at a meeting with vice-chancellors of Nigerian universities in Abuja, said: “We plead with them to go back to classes
“It is time for people to start probing why government is not taking the much needed steps to address problems in our university system
“The University generates over N400 million monthly out of which the sum of N380 million goes to salaries but only N210 million is released monthly by government as subvention
He told newsmen in Lagos that the government had also reneged on the Memorandum of Understanding it entered into with the union in December 2011