During the Town Hall meeting organized by the Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU) at the mainbowl of the Trenchard Hall, University
of Ibadan, today, the Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of the Students’ Union,
Mr. George Peter, University of Ibadan, had asked the Union to find other means
of resolving the rift between it and the federal government which had led to
over 100-day strike action.
In his speech, he opined the Union should not expect same
result with same means, while admonishing the Union to help out on the
lingering action.
Meanwhile, Amuda Mosigbodi, a postgraduate student, of the
University advised that the students should protest en masse and find lasting
solution to educational challenges bedeviling the nation, as he said that the
strike must be total, indefinite and final to help save the University education.
Abbey Trosky, one of the contributors suggested at the
meeting that the students must not only support the strike, but should come up
with their demands on improvement of the educational sector.
ASUU Chairman, University of Ibadan branch, Dr. Segun
Ajiboye lamented the state of the Nigerian Universities, and condemned several
anti-ASUU speeches in the media stating the agitations of the Union were geared
towards improvement of the University education.
A power-point presentation was made by Prof. Remi Raji, the
Dean, Faculty of Arts, showing the National Economic Empowerment and
Development Strategy (NEEDS) assessment report, on the dilapidation in the Nigerian
Universities.
Present at the occasion were representatives of market
women, Nigerian Labour Congress (NUC), Trade Union Congress, herbalists, religious leaders, among
others as they asserted that they supported the ongoing strike.
Earlier, the union had rejected another offer given it by
the Federal Government.
Editor: Kay Bello, theconsciencenews@gmail.com,
+2348037298557.
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