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FG Must Consider Our Demands –OAU ASUU chair
DIR By: Ebenezer
Date: July 28, 2013, 5:02 pm
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In this interview with MOTUNRAYO JOEL, ASUU Chairman, OAU
Chapter, Prof. Adegbola Akinola,addresses various issues
surrounding the strike
Students have complained that the strike is affecting their
academic works. What is your reaction to this?
The truth of the matter is that people need to appreciate the
content of the complaint that the union is making and the issues
involved in this. You cannot eat an omelette without breaking an
egg. We must make sacrifices. Wecan’t continue to pretend that
all is well. If Nigeria were to be a poor country, we would
endure the situations of things in the education sector, but we
all knowthat Nigeria is not a poor country.This strike is for
the good of everyone. Some of us have children and wards in
public universities, we too are affected by the strike, but
something needs to be done.
But the students are saying thatthere should be other
alternative apart from the strike.
What other alternatives do we have? They should come out and
suggest other alternatives to us. Before embarking on an
indefinite strike, the union embarked on a warning strike. But
when that didn’t yield any fruit, the union decided to go on a
full strike, after which the Federal Government signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with the union. The Federal
Government should then implement the agreement which the MoU
enforced. The union is seeking for a revitalization of our
education system, equipment, lecture hall, hostels, and
workshops. The Federal Government has the money to lift the
faces of our institutions. Sometimes, we wonder what the Federal
Government is spending our money on. Education should take
priority.
How would you describe the Federal Government’s response?
It can best be described as continuous pretense. The union has
tried to engage the Federal Government in different forms but
all have been to no avail. There is no other way to handle
things other than to embark on astrike.
Isn’t the strike contributing to the nation’s poor education
system?
That is not correct. The reason why people may feel so is
because they are not adequately informed. We need to realize
that change needs sacrifice. The education sector is suffering
because the Federal Government isn’t funding the sector the way
itdeserves to be funded. Those who are criticizing the strike
should say if they would feel comfortable sending their children
to public primary and secondary schools. But they prefer to send
their children to public universities. Why is it so? Itis
because ASUU has struggled to make our universities what they
are today. If ASUU refused to embark on struggles, our
universities would have collapsed. We must appreciate ASUU’s
struggle.
What will you do next if the Federal Government refuses to heed
to your demands?
I believe you know again the theme of the strike, ‘enough is
enough’. This strike is total, comprehensive and indefinite. If
the Federal Government continues to pretend all is well, we
would not keep silent. People who can afford the tuition and
other expenses send their children to study in neighboring
countries like Ghana because they believe education over there
is better.
However, we shouldn’t forget that Ghana once closed its
universities for a year. Today, their education system is
better. Sacrifices must be made.
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