Low turnout mars ASUU’s town hall meeting

There was a low turn-out at the town hall
meeting called by ASUU on Thursday at the Mapo
Hall in Ibadan. Only a few residents, members of ASUU, activists
and journalists were at the forum which was
called to senstise people on the on-going strike. Speaking at the forum, Dr Ademola Aremu, the
National Treasurer of the union, said the
education sector remains critical to the nation’s
development. “ I want the Federal Government to move fast to
end the 42-day-old ASUU strike so that the
students can return to their studies,” he said. The unionist said ASUU members were at Mapo
Hall to drum up support from the public on the
condition of the education sector. Also speaking, Dr Olusegun Ajiboye, ASUU
Chairman, University of Ibadan branch, called on
Nigerians to support the campaign for better
funding of universities. “Education is the bedrock of the nation’s
development through capacity training,” he said. He called on government to sustain the dialogue
with ASUU with a view to ending the strike. (NAN)