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I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by yelsew80: 7:28am On Oct 27, 2013 |
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is gradually losing sympathy from the general public. Reason: The union’s perceived “un- implementable” agreement with the Federal Government in 2009, which has ground operations in the nation’s universities since July 1 is causing ripples. Last week, the Senate expressed grave concern on the protracted strike by ASUU and urged the university lecturers to return to the classroom while effort is being made to meet their demands. However, a number of Nigerians were angered last week by the revelation of details of ASUU’s agreement with the government in 2009. For many, the demands were not only outrageous but that such demands were neither made nor paid to lecturers in any part of the world. It was alleged that those who negotiated and signed the agreement on behalf of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government at the time had thought that it would be immediately implemented and hoped to benefit from it. Otherwise, it has been alleged that hardly would anyone in his right senses agree to such demands. Against this background, Senate President David Mark expressed shock on the content of the agreement during a motion on the strike on Wednesday. According to him, those who signed that agreement with ASUU were not only unfair to the nation but were also a bunch of ignorant persons, “who did not know their right from their left.” Details of ASUU demands as contained in the agreement and read on the floor of the Senate last Wednesday showed that the lecturers were asking for maternity leave, housing loan, sick leave, injury pension, vehicle loan/car refurbishing loan, postgraduate supervision allowance, teaching practice/industrial supervision/ field trip allowances and honoraria for external moderation of undergraduate and postgraduate examinations. Other demands were postgraduate study grants, external assessment of readers or professors, call duty/clinical hazard, responsibility allowance, excess workload allowance, staff schools, provision of office accommodation and facilities, pension of academic staff, compulsory retirement age, formation of university pension fund administrator, National Health Insurance Scheme and funding of the universities. http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ASUU-s-arm-twisting-agreement/162728/ 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by yelsew80: 7:42am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Something tells me if some kind of investigation is carried out to investigate the circumstances surrounding the FG's signing of that agreement something sinister would be discovered. There's just no way a literate person would read that agreement and not be shocked at its one sidedness and how outrageous it is - NO WAY! That the government was not able to extract a SINGLE area they can point to as their own side of the bargain makes it all the more curious. Perhaps ASUU must have consulted some high powered "dibia" to hoodwink Gamaliel Onosode and his group of 9 former vice chancellors and Pro Chancellors who Yaradua had selected to negotiate onbehalf of the FG. 6 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 7:53am On Oct 27, 2013 |
This prof. is free-minded. Despite all his affiliations, he still stood on the side of truth. People like him are what Nigeria needs to move forward. 8 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 8:38am On Oct 27, 2013 |
[size=45] tired of reading about ASUU & FG [/size] |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 8:42am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Absolute truth. These ìdiots called ASUU do not deserve even the remuneration they receive currently, let alone what they demanded in the so-called agreement. The fools are often absent from class or report late. Even when they reluctantly show up, more than half of the time is spent discussing irrelevant topics or lamenting every lamentable thing. In any case, there is virtually nothing the clowns teach that students cannot learn by themselves via internet and other (re)sources. I insist that the importance of lecturers is grossly overbloated. Teachers (NUT) are FAR more important if you ask me. 2 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by safeact(m): 8:54am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Bereal247: This prof. is free-minded. Despite all his affilliations, he still stood on the side of truth. People like him are what Nigeria needs to move forward.I was deeply moved by D̶̲̥̅e statement from D̶̲̥̅e Prof. Unlike other members of d party,APC, who is bent on criticising everthing about d fed govt without weighing it side by side. This man has stood his ground to say d truth Ãήϑ he must be recommended for that. Peace be to d man of truth. If he said it to get a favour from d govt, i don't care about that, it is easy to say d truth cos some people must be hurt by it. Truth is truth, Ãήϑ truth must always be said! 2 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by pomporiking: 8:55am On Oct 27, 2013 |
yelsew80: Something tells me if some kind of investigation is carried out to investigate the circumstances surrounding the FG's signing of that agreement something sinister would be discovered. There's just no way a literate person would read that agreement and not be shocked at its one sidedness and how outrageous it is - NO WAY! That the government was not able to extract a SINGLE area they can point to as their own side of the bargain makes it all the more curious. Perhaps ASUU must have consulted some high powered "dibia" to hoodwink Gamaliel Onosode and his group of 9 former vice chancellors and Pro Chancellors who Yaradua had selected to negotiate onbehalf of the FG. What rubbish!!did fg use blind people during the negotiations..goodluck dey spend billions on food our senators are among the highest paid in the world the oil money wey dem dey share among themselves nko Now the same bast*rd fg are making it sound like its ASUU's fault.they signed an agreement find how to settle with assu and stop all this propaganda 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 8:55am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Sack them and employ new people besides there are several umemployed graduates roaming the streets of Nigeria . Give them the necessary training and I'm sure they will outdo these redundant striking lecturers. 5 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 8:57am On Oct 27, 2013 |
pompori king: Put politics aside, those demands are ridiculous ! 4 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by kasiem(m): 9:09am On Oct 27, 2013 |
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Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Nobody: 9:22am On Oct 27, 2013 |
ASUU will allow their stubbornness lead them Astray Sack or dissolved |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by kasiem(m): 9:25am On Oct 27, 2013 |
they should cooking, smoking, sleeping and sex allowances |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by alubeze1(m): 9:39am On Oct 27, 2013 |
The demands are outrageous, no doubt. But if our political leaders are the highest paid in the world, then why can't our educationist also be the highest paid in world? After all, education is the bedrock of every society, and if the workers are paid well, they will be motivated to teach well. All thesame, ASUU and fg should renegotiate. 4 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by kasiem(m): 9:54am On Oct 27, 2013 |
alubeze1: The demands are outrageous, no doubt. But if our political leaders are the highest paid in the world then why can't our educationist also be ther highest paid in world? After all, education is the bedrock of every society, and if the w www.thisdaylive.com/articles/ASUU-s-arm-twisting-agreement/162728/ orkers are paid well, they will be motivated to teach well. All thesame, ASUU and fg should renegotiate.let them join politics nah 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by omenka(m): 9:56am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Agreement na agreement!!! They should collect the loots from Alams, Ibori, Obj, Atiku, IBB, Abacha, Timipre, Patience Jonathan, David Mark, Dan Etete, Aondokaa, and co, and pay up the damn allowances, and fund the damn institutions! |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by taharqa: 10:04am On Oct 27, 2013 |
I am highly impressed by Prof Adeyeye; and it is honestly relieving that my faith in the Sane-ness and objectivity of the opposition in Nigeria has not been completely destroyed. That a few persons can still put the nation before other Considerations and Persuasions. Like Prof Adeyeye, I was an early supporter of ASUU both here on NL and offline, cos of a longstanding Principle of mine: parties should keep AGREEMENTS freely entered into by both parties. But I have had to change my view in the last one month as I began to realise the details off this truly INCREDIBLE Agreement and Govt's concessions to ASUU. And, 2 things have become clear by now: those Govt officials who openly signed that Agreement the way it is are truly IJIOTS of the very 1st rate; AND, as I was telling someone recently, the only difference between today's ASUU and Boko Haram is that one of them kill (apart from that, both are EXTREMIST in their demands and outlooks). May God help this country. 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by chreldb(m): 10:23am On Oct 27, 2013 |
alubeze1: The demands are outrageous, no doubt. But if our political leaders are the highest paid in the world, then why can't our educationist also be the highest paid in world? After all, education is the bedrock of every society, and if the workers are paid well, they will be motivated to teach well. All thesame, ASUU and fg should renegotiate.. Very reasonable comment. If the senator professor almost wept when he saw the demands by ASUU then he should have committed suiside when he saw his first paycheck as a senator. If that statement was coming from anybody else I could have seen reason with it. But not from a bunch of disgusting hypocrites earning criminal salaries. And they have the audacity to make comparison with USA when their wages are the highest in the world in one of the poorest countries on the planet. Granted some aspects of the allowances ASUU is asking for are outrageous but what stops them from ignoring those allowances and improving infrastructure and revitalising the Universities to the benefit of every Nigerian citizen. Or do they also consider that outrageous? May the judgement of posterity descend on them and their generation in a brutal manner. If I am wrong in my assertions then may it be well with them. 9 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by kasiem(m): 10:25am On Oct 27, 2013 |
taharqa:have u forgotten that the other kill intellectual and future? |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by kasiem(m): 10:28am On Oct 27, 2013 |
omenka: Agreement na agreement!!!why did gowon fail aburi agreement and u guys are praising him for that? 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by ayewosa(m): 10:32am On Oct 27, 2013 |
if am the president I won't implement that agreement, I will insist on renegotiation. The funny thing is that the person who ASUU claim signed the agreement is the same person that will implement it now. It is said that president Jonathan was part of the FG committee that signed the agreement. Is a shame all was done to luth money away from federal government account. am still a student forget about the fact that I want this strike to end like yesterday but I won't still encourage FG to implement this rubbish let ASUU resume back to school while FG and ASUU review this agreement. Is a total waste of funds if these money is giving to ASUU and won't notice any changes in the education sector of this country. The only thing we are goin to see is lecturers buying more cars and building more houses. Forget if my father is a lecture I won't still side ASUU, I prefer clean money, money earned with respect 3 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by gregg2: 10:44am On Oct 27, 2013 |
All the members of FG delegation to that negotiation team should be investigated. |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Demdem(m): 11:01am On Oct 27, 2013 |
[b]If not for Foolish and miserable leaders of which Jonathan was a chief player when the agreement was signed we wouldn't be where we are today. As beautiful as the agreement is i have always been uncomfortable with FG funding States universities (that is my only issue with the agreement). I wont Blame ASUU because as a Union, the interest of its members and constituencies comes first. In our individual lives, when we negotiate, we make sure we position and present ourselves on a positive footing to get the best and that ASUU simply did and should be praised for doing a good job. They caught the killer party by the balls. Having said this, an agreement is an agreement. The idea that its not implementable is pure rubbish. As long as our govt continue to have enough resources for frivolities like food, cars, gates, foreign trips, presidential jets, NASS expenses, executive recklessness running into billions yearly, only the extremely foolish will believe such crap. UNICEF recommends 26% of a country's budget to education, as it is today we are not even close to half of that. For me, 20% to education should be the starting point. Here to me is the way foward from this stalemate. 1) Considering the fact that our govt has to live to his words and responsible, Jonathan should immediately implement the full details of the agreement since day 1 when it was signed till Oct 31st 2013. The govt is bound to abide by its signed agreement. u dont change the goal post when the play is ongoing. 2) ASUU should immediately call off the strike as soon as (1) is done. 3) Jonathan should immediately call for re-negotiation of the FG/ASUU agreement to reflect current global practices and country's capabilities. (3) should never be implemented before (2) because it will cause a very bad precedence and (2) should never be considered before (1) because the FG will term his citizens has fools. they all should follow sequentially as i have proposed. Hopefully by the time we get to (3) Jonathan will ensure that far more smarter peeps than him will be employed to negotiate on behalf of the FG. ASUU will always have good representations no doubt.[/b] |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Demdem(m): 11:03am On Oct 27, 2013 |
kasiem: why did gowon fail aburi agreement and u guys are praising him for that? the failure led to a war and eventually the weaker link got dealt with. The failure of implementing this agreement has currently led to a stalemate. Time will tell who will bulged first. |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Demdem(m): 11:12am On Oct 27, 2013 |
gregg2: All the members of FG delegation to that negotiation team should be investigated. lets even agree that the negotiating team did a terrible job, what about the presidency that signed it? What about the Presidency that signed the MOU with ASUU last year when they went on strike and called off after the MOU? doesnt this suggest to u that these lots are fools. |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by yelsew80: 11:13am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Demdem: [b]If not for Foolish and miserable leaders of which Jonathan was a chief player when the agreement was signed we wouldn't be where we are today. Since the day you came crying into this world you've never made sense! Your arguments in totality are always an insult to literacy, even the significance of the most basic arguments somehow manages to dodge your fish brain, Demdemoron go get help! 15 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by 1MCN: 11:15am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie (now IMSU AgVC) was the ASUU national president in 2009 when the said agreement was negotiated and signed. This was at a period of very uncommon political tension in Nigeria, the prof and his colleagues took an undue advantage of the situation on groUnd and sliced out such an outrageous agreement. The strike action having lasted for several weeks and also been recurrent over the past, the then President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (if he was actually the one) may have given the FG negotiation team the mandate of agreeing with whatever that ASUU comes up with so that they can find a political solution to the em passe. Gamaliel and his team sought for that which was expedient, namely, to agree and to make promise so that ASUU returned to class. How could ASUU ask for over 500bn in one year, 1.5tr in just 3years?! Even our oppositions know that this is an impossible demand! This administration is said to have funded the universities in Nigeria more than any other administration in the past. What I see here is that ASUU's intransigience may lead them to a point where everything gets exposed and they lose public sympathy and there'll be bomerang against them. Although the president had at the last media chat said there was a political angle to the ASUU problem, nobody seem to have cared to probe into that hint. Bad as it is for our education system, ASUU needs to understand that problem of the system is not only MONEY. 9 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Demdem(m): 11:18am On Oct 27, 2013 |
yelsew80: Wesfool, that u arent smart enough to understand what u qouted isnt the fault of anyone. A mad man never admits he is mad. ur case is irredemeably pathetic. U are eternally doom. 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Reptyle(m): 11:18am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Seems even Mr. president and Mr Senate President were all parties to the 2009 agreement and also played a key role in its review last year. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/ASUU-jonathan-party-pact/ Strange to see all these key players feigning ignorance of the content of that agreement barely 5 years after agreeing to it. Perhaps GEJ did not know at the time that the onus to implement it would fall on him at the time. Poetic justice |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by taharqa: 11:21am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Demdem: [b]If not for Foolish and miserable leaders of which Jonathan was a chief player when the agreement was signed we wouldn't be where we are today. Why do you feel the need to always write you comments in BOLD whenever you want to write here? Why do you always feel the need to SHOUT?? Do you somehow believe that makes the fooolishness you usually spew more Sexy and maybe even a little bit Reasonable?? Cos it doesn't. It only enhances it. By the way, GEJ was NEVER a part of the Negotiating team that drew out that 2009 Agreement Nor was the one that approved it. I know you can possibly sleep without GEJ Nor properly function without him, but keep him out of this your RAT this morning.... 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by Demdem(m): 11:22am On Oct 27, 2013 |
We all keep referring to agreement signed in 2009, what about the MOU signed last year with the lecturers before they called off their strike? Why is no one referring to such. That MOU recognizes the existence of the agreement and Govt readiness to implement it. Jonathan signed this. 2 Likes |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by KwoiZabo(m): 11:23am On Oct 27, 2013 |
alubeze1: The demands are outrageous, no doubt. But if our political leaders are the highest paid in the world, then why can't our educationist also be the highest paid in world? After all, education is the bedrock of every society, and if the workers are paid well, they will be motivated to teach well. All the same, ASUU and fg should renegotiate.In as much as i don't support the huge pay of our political office holders, its very risky and expensive to run for political office in Nigeria so their pay is somewhat justified, moreso if these lecturers are not satisfied, they could also take the risk and run for politics so they too can get jumbo pay, nobody is holding them. The higher he risk the more the reward. moreso if we spend all the money on university which company will graduates work when power supply is still comatose. 1 Like |
Re: I Almost Wept When I Read ASUU's 2009 Agreement - Apc's Prof. Adeyeye by icon8: 11:25am On Oct 27, 2013 |
Talking about what is good for the goose... Prof Adeyeye should also tell us where in the world parliamentarians are paid the outrageous/ridiculous allowances he earns as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, or forever remain silent! He who comes to equity must come with clean hands. I also wept when I read our senators' wage bill! 6 Likes |
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