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ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by osytex: 5:01am On Oct 10, 2013 |
NIGERIA Labour Congress,NLC, yesterday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to discountenance the impression that ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, was a political action against his government as nothing could be farther from the truth. It then advised the President to tackle the crises in the education sector and prevent a shut-down of the sector. NLC in a statement by its President, Abdulwaheed Omar, told President Jonathan that those telling him that the strike was politically motivated were the President’s enemies who rather than tell him the truth preferred to indulge in sycophancy, hypocrisy and boot-licking. The statement titled “Do Not Allow Education Sector to Shut-Down”, reads: “The Nigeria Labour Congress calls on President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to tackle the crises in the education sector and prevent shut-down of the sector. We urge Mr. President to muster the necessary will and skill to confront the issues that threaten this vital sector. “As President of the country, he has the onerous task of restoring normalcy to the sector whether the issues are political as he has made the nation to believe or whether they are purely industrial. The threat of a total shut- down is present and immediate and deserves all the urgency and mobilization Mr President could muster. The developments in the Education sector are symptomatic of greater ills in the polity.” “The strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), for instance is in its fourth month and has almost certainly disrupted an entire academic session with collateral consequences. Also the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has signaled its readiness to embark on a solidarity strike if government fails to resolve within two weeks the issues of contestation with ASUU. Most of these demands if not all, are not new, but are subsisting agreements which government is expected to honour. Some of these agreements border on salaries which government has agreed to pay but has elected to observe in the breach instead. For example the case with the Senior Staff Association of the Nigerian Universities, whose members are being owed for over three months.” According to the statement “The avoidable strike action by ASUU has caused enough disruption or damage to the sector. The implications for the polity are grave and should be avoided, at least for the sake of our children. We also urge Mr President to discountenance the impression that the strike actions against his government are politically-motivated as nothing could be farther from the truth. Those who pursue this line of thinking are the ones who do not wish Mr President well. Rather than tell him the truth, they prefer to indulge in sycophancy, hypocrisy and boot-licking because it serves their personal motives. “In order for Mr President to convince himself about the absence of any ulterior motive against his administration by any of the unions, especially ASUU which has come under accusation, we crave the indulgence of Mr President to insist on being availed the details of these agreements. The Nigeria Labour Congress is not oblivious of the present challenges in the economy but it is convinced that with requisite discipline, will, prioritisation and genuine dialogue, the government can reach a truce not just with the unions but could halt the decline in the economy.” Source: vanguardngr.com |
Re: ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by Nobody: 5:15am On Oct 10, 2013 |
All I'm interested in is, when are those silly and selfish ediots going back to classroom? Btw, who made NLC an adocate and who says they are not political too. Imagine talking as if the labour union is full of saints. Nonnsense 1 Like |
Re: ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by Licensed2Kill(m): 7:03am On Oct 10, 2013 |
Nope, we know. . .its abt d money. . .if ever in doubt? Follow d money. |
Re: ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by 99100(m): 7:10am On Oct 10, 2013 |
Shatap! U he-goat. U connive with this selfish,greedy bunch so called ASUU to make a useless of Nigeria's education sector. After all d govt effort to appease ASUU they still insist on continuing with this annoying strike. ASUU want to make a usuelless of the govt.But No they cant because it is the peoples govt and we know better. A friend of mine went to d registrar of a particular prestigious federal polytechnic within d week.On the course of their discussion they raised d issue of ASUP and ASUP strike.My friend told me that to his surprise d registrar isn't in support of d strike.That d registrar was angry stressing that ASUP and ASUP weren't just and realistic in thier demand especially when d govt has agreed to meet a sum of d organisation demands.The registrar told him that most of d staffs receives more than #200k when their mates are outside and still searching for job. When d friend of mine went further to ask d honest registrar on why d institution is also joining d strike, d latter told d former that have no option(which i stand to disagree) rather than to join d strike since they are part of ASUP.#true story# From on-set i'v had no sympathy for ASUU and ASUP especially d former. |
Re: ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by kelvOdanz(m): 7:12am On Oct 10, 2013 |
NLC should go on a solidarity strike action jare...That should jolt tht dumb ass into action |
Re: ASUU Strike Is Not Political, NLC Tells Jonathan by osytex: 7:45am On Oct 10, 2013 |
99/100:. Hehehehe, calm down bro |
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