President Goodluck Jonathan has that he regretted
the protracted strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities,
described the action as unfortunate. He added that it had been politicised.
He made this disclosure during a
media chat last night
He called on the
university lecturers to consider the plight of their students and the sincerity
of government and call off the strike.
The President, however, said it was
wrong for ASUU to go on strike because of the state of infrastructure in
universities when it was his government that initiated inventory of
infrastructure in the institutions and returned a verdict that something
drastic must be done.
He said, “ASUU strike is very
unfortunate. There is no time a government has taken inventory of properties in
schools but we set up a technical team that visited all universities. When the
report was presented, I said it must be presented to all governors during NEC.
“We said things must change but it
can’t be done overnight. For us to do that inventory shows that we are
committed. For ASUU to go on strike for infrastructure is not fair. We are
doing inventory for polytechnics and colleges of education too and they are not
being done for fun.
“We expect ASUU to work with us. It
is unfortunate that the strike lasts this long because we have witnessed
strikes before and most of them are called off when government don’t even do up
to what we have done.
“Politics have fallen into so many
things. We may be seeing something different.”
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This what myself have notice personally it a political propaganda,cos government own d university n they also take care of all the infastructures then wat is Asuu business about it.........am a student saying dis,it has bcom rubish now over the issue
ReplyDeletePolitics done enter this ASUU stuff. Let's go back to school pls
ReplyDeletePlzz..FG Mak ona Do Suntin abut Dis gating 2muths nah we are sick and tyd of staying @ home...........Lolz
ReplyDeleteThose lecturers are wicked destiny wasting demons!
ReplyDeletethe rot in our ivory towers didnt happen overnight, i wonder why our lecturers want to reverse it overnight. Asuu shld go back to classroom. govt shld scrap asuu its now a political tool to witch-hunt govt
ReplyDeleteur sounding like d fool! I pity u!
ReplyDeleteWe are almost 2,000 in a class. So suffocating, Mr president. Pity your children!
ReplyDeleteNa only fools no go open der eye c say dis asuu ish is na politically motivated.... I knw we need all dis in frastructure,buh is dis d way, if government say na next year dec dem wan reason d mata, so we shld wait? Aftall ppl has been graduating since dem neva die, we can manage and still keep d pressure on govt to fufil der promise....
ReplyDeleteAlso lecturers dem don grad, dem dey collect der moni even as d strike dey now sef,most of der childern dey private oo,na we dey suffer everytin, afta dem go still call 4 sorting. Moni no dey eva reach lecturers.
Wht am sayin sha is, so if govt say na 3years time dem go listen 2 asuu we shld all relax @ home and wait?
You don't have to insult anyone here. Beside where is the love that is being preached in your church! May why d federal government and asuu know what the problem is, this just a political stuff and even the lecturers are not out of this mess. Thought student are suffering in school, siting on d floor receiving lecture and all that but asuu should try and consider d student. What has the strike resolve now? Everybody in power is just being selfish. One day every one will stand before God to answer what he/she did on earth.
ReplyDeleteWhether the strike is politicised or not so long it is for the progress of the nation.ASUU has the right to exercise their power/fighting tool to get the Govt. Attention. Let the FG do what is good and right @ the right time.
ReplyDeleteDon't mind them, there children are studyin in abroad, they want the best 4 their children.....Asuu shld not answer them until Govt respond 2 them
ReplyDeleteI know one asuu officer his duta has been schooling in ghana you dey here they strike is better to sit on the floor dan to sit at home, I want to go back to school
ReplyDeleteI did listened to d presidential media chat with keen interest & saw d sincerity of mr president d Assu should understand & bring dis strike to an end.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm pls my fellow people there is no reason y d ASUU shud call off dis strike if d government refused to do d right tins do u know how d lecturers must haf been enduring tins b4 going on dis strike?even if they want to continue dis endurance n allow dis situations to continue lik dis n get worst what abt what they are seeing n hearing,d very high dis inresponsible government are lavishing n embezzling our money n yet they are sending their own children abroad to study wit our millions n dis lecturers can c d conditions of their colleagues n even d infrastructures put in place 4 them,now is it gud they start d fight 4 gud afterall u people shouting u want to rush back to school,u are rushing 4 notin at d end of all ur struggles dis irresponsible government u are taking their side wil not provide u works neither did or will they create an enabling enviroment to work 4 u where there suppose to be stable power supply,gud roads,gud health care etc.Pls let's d ASUU do d right tin cause there is lot of money in dis country n it is suppose to spend on d people not some very few people sharing it among themselves n wants to continue to do so even despirate to retain himself at d position despise dat we are all opening groaning of pains,hunger n suffering under his pretentious n his very corrupt administration
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