President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti
appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU) to return to the classrooms in the
interest of their students.
He made the appeal at the inauguration of the
College of Engineering Complex at the Afe Babalola
University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State. The three-
storey college complex was also named after the
President.
Jonathan urged ASUU members to heed his appeal
saying that whatever their grievances might be,
keeping students out of school for four months was
unpatriotic.
“I once again appeal to the entire membership of
ASUU to pause and ponder on the adverse effect of
their action on the future of the vibrant youths of this
great nation.
“The collective destiny of tens of thousands of
tomorrow’s leaders should not be held hostage to
vagaries of labour disputes. “As long as we are
humans, as long as we are a developing society, this
labour dispute must come up.
“I always say that even in the developed societies we
hear about labour dispute; and there is no society,
even the most developed, that has provided the
facilities for every worker. (NAN)

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