Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, says he is confident that the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will soon be called off.
Speaking, Wednesday, in Abuja, at a media parley with journalists, Okojie said the commission was doing everything within its powers to ensure a speedy resolution of the issues raised by ASUU so that students could return to school.
“We are part of the system and we understand the issues, we are meeting with members of the union all the time and the issues are being tackled.
“So, we are optimistic the strike will soon be called off and our children can go back to school in the shortest possible time,” he said.
In reaction to the call by ASUU for NUC to be scrapped, Okojie said “the call is not in good faith as the commission has not gone to sleep over its duties”.
Also speaking on the recurrent disagreements between the commission and some professional bodies over accreditation and running of certain courses by some universities, Okojie acknowledged that there were issues that needed to be resolved between both parties.
“There is no country in the world where regulatory bodies and professional bodies go to regulate at the same time.
“So, it is true we are having problems with professional bodies in carrying out our mandate, but the issues too will soon be resolved and we can move on.
The executive secretary, who said that the commission had closed many faculties not fit to run courses in certain universities, admitted that; “it is not easy to be a regulator’’.
According to him, the commission was “silently regulating the system’’ having to also pay professional fees and encourage professors to do accreditation. [NAN]
Bravo for your good work.The problem of Education in Nigeria is putting the wrong people at the right time.It is only in Nigeria you will see a barriaster or lawyer in the afraid of Education.Pls what is the so called Nysome Wike doing in the Federal Ministry of Education.He is busy asking the principal of the unity colleges to donate some money for him so that he can fund his electionary campaign in Rivers state 2015.He goes around the school to sack the principals that refused to dance to his tune.Until he restore those principals that he sacked,he will never have peace all the rest of his life and 2015 will only be a dream.God is watching.Since he sacked that innocent woman in One of the school in FCT,peace has become inevitable for him in Rivers.