The Academic Staff Union of Universities,
ASUU, has again debunked claims by the Federal government that the sum of
N100billion had been disbursed to public universities to improve infrastructure. According to ASUU, none of the 59
government-owned varsities had received the
said sum as reported in some publications. Chairman of the Federal University of
Agriculture, Makurdi branch of ASUU, Dr.
Celestine Aguoru, stated this yesterday after
leading members of the branch on a peaceful
march. The members numbering about 200 converged
on the Kenville Parks and Gardens, High Level
in Makurdi, the Benue State capital as early as
8.am, chanting solidarity songs. However, few minutes after they kicked off
the march, armed policemen and men of the
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) arrived the scene, blocking them with
their vehicles. The striking lecturers insisted that the action
will continue until their demands are met,
recalling that they gave government enough
time to implement the 2009 agreement. Aguoru in his address said “As we are talking
today, government has not released one kobo
out of the N100 billion they claimed they have
given the universities; this goes to show the
level of insincerity on their part. “The N100 billion they are talking about is just
by word of mouth. All that ASUU is asking is for
government to implement the 2009 agreement
and stop playing politics with the education of
our students.” “The truth is that government is paying lip
service to the development of education in this
country and has therefore resorted to playing
politics with the education sector and the
future of our children. He said it is unfortunate that majority of the
nation’s present leaders attended schools on
scholarships, but have refused to extend such
benefit to today’s youth. “Today we are faced with a situation where the
amount Nigerians spend yearly to educate their
children in Ghana is far more than the yearly
budgetary allocation to the education sector”,
he continued. “Our leaders are not being fair to our country.
Government should as a matter of priority
implement its agreements with ASUU.
Nigerians are tired of this deceit; they should
remember that if they continue to negate their
responsibilities to the people, one day they will certainly give account to God,” the leader
added.
ASUU, has again debunked claims by the Federal government that the sum of
N100billion had been disbursed to public universities to improve infrastructure. According to ASUU, none of the 59
government-owned varsities had received the
said sum as reported in some publications. Chairman of the Federal University of
Agriculture, Makurdi branch of ASUU, Dr.
Celestine Aguoru, stated this yesterday after
leading members of the branch on a peaceful
march. The members numbering about 200 converged
on the Kenville Parks and Gardens, High Level
in Makurdi, the Benue State capital as early as
8.am, chanting solidarity songs. However, few minutes after they kicked off
the march, armed policemen and men of the
Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC) arrived the scene, blocking them with
their vehicles. The striking lecturers insisted that the action
will continue until their demands are met,
recalling that they gave government enough
time to implement the 2009 agreement. Aguoru in his address said “As we are talking
today, government has not released one kobo
out of the N100 billion they claimed they have
given the universities; this goes to show the
level of insincerity on their part. “The N100 billion they are talking about is just
by word of mouth. All that ASUU is asking is for
government to implement the 2009 agreement
and stop playing politics with the education of
our students.” “The truth is that government is paying lip
service to the development of education in this
country and has therefore resorted to playing
politics with the education sector and the
future of our children. He said it is unfortunate that majority of the
nation’s present leaders attended schools on
scholarships, but have refused to extend such
benefit to today’s youth. “Today we are faced with a situation where the
amount Nigerians spend yearly to educate their
children in Ghana is far more than the yearly
budgetary allocation to the education sector”,
he continued. “Our leaders are not being fair to our country.
Government should as a matter of priority
implement its agreements with ASUU.
Nigerians are tired of this deceit; they should
remember that if they continue to negate their
responsibilities to the people, one day they will certainly give account to God,” the leader
added.
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