Students Groan As ASUU Strike Enters Day 246

Stakeholders in the education sector have tasked the federal government to show some level of commitment by addressing the core demands of ASUU in order to save the university system.

“Every party to the development of education should show commitment and will in all aspects. Governments and corporate bodies should provide an enabling environment for learning. There should be a strong will in this wise, enabling environment for learning covers, both infrastructure and welfare.

“You cannot build tall blocks of classrooms and expect education to thrive where there are no qualified teachers or where the teachers are not well paid.

On the other hand, even if the teachers are well paid and there is no classrooms and basic teaching materials, it is still a challenge.

So, school managers have a lot to do as we equally expect students to make good use of whatever is available for them to utilise for their education. Nigeria can become a global cynosure in education if these measures are put in place.

“The federal government should consider the issues raised by ASUU and look at the possibility of creating a common ground between the demands and government position. Now, look at it. While federal and some state ASUU compliant universities suffer the delays from the strike, private and non-ASUU membership state universities have continued to make progress without obstructing their academic calendar.

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“In Kogi State University for instance, since the governor banned all labour unions in higher institutions in 2017, there have not been any obstructions in the academic calendar of the university. And as a lecturer in the university, I confirm that the government has lived up to its words on most of the issues raised by ASUU before the ban.