Just when we thought the issue of ASUU was amicably resolved and we are enjoying a smooth academic voyage. Little did we know that it was on hibernation. My prayer(and yours if you dont want to go back to your village) is that a lasting solution be found.
The out-going Vice
Chancellor of the University of Ibadan recently commented on what he expects
the incoming administration that will be led by General Buhari to do in the
education sector.
According to him, there
are already agreements on ground signed by the outgoing administration which
promised to release N1.3trillion to the Universities.
He mentioned that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, will tackle Buhari if he fails to act in his first six months in office.
He mentioned that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, will tackle Buhari if he fails to act in his first six months in office.
In his
words, “… Buhari will have to find money to pay for the settlement of the 2014
and 2015 agreement.”
“If he
cannot get money immediately, he will have to call ASUU to a meeting and tell
its members that he needs a breathing space on the challenges he inherited. He
must state his reasons and I am sure that the union, being an association of
responsible people, will listen to him. The President cannot pretend that the
agreement does not exist.”
“He will
have to do a surgical operation in the education sector. We need to rebuild
from the foundation. We must not only pay attention to tertiary education, we
also need to pay attention to tertiary and secondary education systems.
Education cannot be an orphan.”
“Buhari
must put in place a mechanism to rebuild education in the country. People
should not see the education sector as an item of expenditure but a short path
to national development.” He added.
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