ASUU Strike: Higher Institutions Beg Lecturers To Resume Work, Blast Federal Govt.
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The Council of Higher
Institutions, COHI, has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, “not to delay its resumption any longer.”
ASUU strike |
COHI coordinator, Mr. Taofeek
Iyanda, while urging the striking academic body to call off its industrial action,
lamented that students were suffering the effects of their action.
In a statement he signed and
forwarded to DAILY POST on Wednesday, Iyanda recalled that both the Federal
Government and ASUU have reportedly reached an agreement but the academic body ought
to consult its zones before taking any action.
Iyanda also urged the zonal
congress of ASUU to agree to the suspension of the strike, adding that it was a
known fact that the union was fighting a just cause.
He said, “The strike is simply
a means to turn the current and upcoming generation into half-baked literates,
who would not have adequate and the required professional competencies to
challenge the world development.
“If the government and ASUU
allow this matter to linger on, the implication will come in the way of
degradation in the value of education in the country, premature labour forces
in the labour market, and retrogression in research and development of the
country.”
He accused government officials
of using the strike as a means of promoting private institutions owned by their
cronies.
“If you recall that the
Universities of Atiku and Obasanjo were opened during the ASUU strikes that
came up in their administration, you will be tempted to accuse some government
officials of frustrating the resumption of ASUU,” he added.
He, however, disagreed with the
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on the outcome a meeting with
President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We are highly disappointed at
the national leadership of the NANS during their meeting with the President of
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari.
“We therefore want to place our
stand as the Council of Higher Institutions, which coordinates the affairs of
the Muslim Students in Higher Institutions in Lagos State that, we are opposing
the NANS national stand and we see this to be one of the worst thing an
administration can do to the educational system of the country.
“Both NANS and its meeting have
yielded nothing to the current situation of the ongoing strike of ASUU which
has caused a total shut down in the academic activities of federal and state
Universities in the country.
“The leadership has done only
one thing, trade of our interest for their personal interests. NANS was created
to protect the interest of Nigeria students. But unfortunate they’ve lost their
focus, they are not worthy to be referred to as a students Union,” Iyanda said.
Source: DailyPost.ng
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