Monday, September 9, 2013

ATIKU ON ASUU STRIKE

ATIKU ON ASUU STRIKE:

ASUU STRIKE HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH – IT’S
TIME FOR ACTION

"Last week, I engaged in an online Twitter chat
hosted by Al Jazeera’s “The Stream” about our
lingering two-month Academic Staff of Universities
Union (ASUU) strike.
Here are the three main points I raised on #
ASUUchat @AJStream:

1: The ASUU strike has gone on long enough: It is
time for our Federal Government to act. The ASUU
is striking due to the government’s failure to
implement the 2009 agreement reached with the
union. An agreement is an agreement. If higher
education is truly a Nigerian priority then it is time
to resolve this strike.

2: However, the Federal Government cannot fund
higher education alone: Universities must also
diversify their funding streams by seeking private
sector & alumni funding to become self-sustaining.

3
:Transparency & corruption also a problem:
Appropriations must be transparent at the university
level to ensure funds are being utilised properly.
It is time for the Federal Government and our
universities to reform themselves by providing
leadership through proper funding & transparency.
The next generation of Nigerians are depending on
it!
These are my concerns… but I am also very
interested in hearing from you! Thanks". Atiku
concluded.

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