LEGISREPORTS NG -Irked by the strike by Academic Staff Union of
Universities which is over two months now, a senior lecturer with the
Cross River state University of Technology (CRUTECH), Professor Gabriel
Olayi has lambasted the federal government and the union. In a statement
made available to journalists in Calabar, the don said “the federal
government and ASUU have been, in practice, responsible for the
deteriorating situation in the university education in Nigeria, while
pretending to be advocates of quality education.
“The senior lecturer said was only fighting for herself and not
really for the overall interest of students. Parts of the statement
reads, “ASUU conceives, breeds and fertilizes avenues for strike action.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has set up standards which
cover what ASUU claims she wants for the university.”The university
community is made up of staff and students.
The system cannot achieve its objectives if the components are not
working together. ASUU is only a small part of the university community
and yet lords it over the majority as a heartless dictator.”Students
should note that the quality of their education/degree will not improve
with the indiscriminate strikes, undefined academic calendar, truncated
courses and lectures, and award of unearned grades/credits by ASUU
members.”Just as ASUU has the right to earned their allowances and
benefits, students have the right to receive their lectures and
graduates as when due. ASUU has no right to hold students hostage.
ASUU has no right to achieve her ambition at the expense of the
students. If ASUU is really concerned about the system, she should
sacrifice her rights for the system to move forward.
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