No Need For ASUU To Continue Strike – Jonathan

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President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said there was no need for the Academic Staff Union of Universities to continue with their industrial action.

Jonathan said this at the inauguration of the Federal Government sponsored-Transformation Projects at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).

Represented by Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai, the Minister of Education, the president said N30 billion had been released for the payment of earned allowances in all public universities.

The president said that the inaugurated projects were in line with the Federal Government’s commitment to providing quality education in the country.

He said the projects were based on the need assessment exercise conducted by the Federal Government in universities.

Jonathan urged the university administration to engage in research for national development, while stressing the need for proper maintenance of completed projects.

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Chidozie Asiabaka, in his speech, expressed joy at the completion of the structure.

Asiabaka noted that the projects had gone a long way in tackling the dearth of basic infrastructure in the school.

“The dearth of classrooms, lecture theatres, power supply, student hostels, office accommodation, library space and facilities are major challenges my administration faced when I assumed office two years-ago,’’ he said.

The vice chancellor said with the intervention of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the university got 1000 sitting-capacity lecture theatre, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies Building.

He said the inaugurated projects are the new Engineering Technology, School of Environmental Technology Building, Centre for Nuclear Energy Studies and Training and the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology building complexes.

The others are the School of Environmental Technology building, landscaping of the campus and the provision of solar energy lights on the campus.

He also commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on the completion of the giant student hostel building in the university.

He lauded the Federal Government for the release of N1 billion for the development of capital projects in each public funded university. [NAN]

9 COMMENTS

  1. Well as 4 me, am still watching dis drama as it last. When words are exhusted, the only one that neva goes is that, “God deliver us students.” sincerly speaking, u cannot watch ur children 2 stay at home 4 2months when u have evrything it takes to push dat child going. Mr president sir, i wish i come face 2 face wit u 2 shade tears 4 de side effect of dis strike bt all de same, sir, pls pity we de student if u really luv us sir. Pls and pls sir, help us.;(;(;(

  2. Dey say when 2elephant fights,it’s d grass that suffers..it is we d students that all this wil backfire on,pls n pls,4 d sake of dis gr8 country of ours,do everything n call us back,most of these leaturers hv second jobs in other private universities n those politicains,have their children abroad schooling now we d poor masses r left behind to suffer dis,which is very bad,pls help us ,pls…

  3. dont bame the lecturers, nigerian students, pls let us be frank and consider dis as part of d sacrifice that is required of us in order to do some flushing to the glimming surface of our educational tab. We dont yet have a president, to be sincere, GEJ is nothing but am conspicuous minus, incapable, deficient in policies making, blearyeyed to even see what youth can see while sitting and to mention few, he is an egoccentical fellow alongside with his accomplices. Let them sack all the university teachers, let him stop thier allowances, let him borrow foreign policies to deal with them,,, all we have to do is to endure nigeria student. I know for sure that revolution awaits and behoves us. They can spend trilllions on sports, the assembly consumes trillions, the cbn ate trillions, let it comes to youth empowerwent, education, health,,,the answer is no. If they are seeing this and continuing to remain indeferent, lets us watch longer, they are closer to doom

  4. Dey wll al die mysteriously evn if there childrn are sculin abroad dey wll suffer 4 d pains there wickd parents have put d poor masses 2 tru.AMEN if dey can butcher nigeria’s 4 demselvs let dem butcher it on Educational sector nd stop corruptn den dey will die wel if not dey wil die like fowl nd go 2 hell fire.

  5. Dey wll al die mysteriously evn if there childrn are sculin abroad dey wll suffer 4 d pains there wickd parents have inflicted on d poor masses. AMEN if dey can butcher nigeria’s money 4 demselvs let dem butcher it on d nigerian Educational sector nd stop corruptn den dey will die wel if not dey wil die like fowls nd go 2 hell fire.

  6. well,all i kw is dat evolution must surely come to Nigeria section of education,by the grace of God.The future of this country lies in our hands,i do wonder why this rich,prominent and eminent members of the masses can never be satisfied with d money that they already has and concider we d poor ones.I know dat all they want to do is to confiscate dat money and keep it to them selves,they wount do anything with it.But d God i serve must surely get them apprehended one day.

  7. I hv a believe which I will always beckon on: all this rubbish n corruption in Nigeria will soon be greatly reduced. D FG will push the masses to the point that a revolution will be imperative. My fear is “who will re- vitalize the annihilated government?”, corrupt youths?. One, let’s get rid of corruption in our hearts by fearing God. Two, let’s prepare for a revolution.