Vice-Chancellor of the University of Jos,
UNIJOS, Prof. Hayward Mafuyai, has appealed
to striking lecturers, especially the
institution’s local chapter, to accept the offer
made by President Goodluck Jonathan at a
recent meeting with their leadership and call
off their over four-month old strike.
”Continuing the strike will in no way help,
but we should take what government has
given and press forward for the good of all
as no one can deny that this government
has done what no government has done in
regards to the welfare of ASUU”, he told
newsmen at the weekend.
”President Jonathan has done well by
looking into the problems of ASUU; my
appeal to them is to call off the strike.”
Mafuyai said UNIJOS has been recording
various achievements in the area of
research which has earned it recognition
within and without the country.
He said that the university has been involved
in phytomedicine researches for which it
won a grant of $8,000,000 for the
establishment of African Centre of Excellence
sponsored by the World Bank.
”The university has produced anti-diabetic
product, anti-hypertensive product, anti-
snake venom vaccine and contraceptive
product which it wants patented and
produced in a commercial quantity “to force
the university research out of the shelf for
the advancement of the country and we are
seeking for industries to partner with us to
patent our products from phytomedicines”,
the VC said. SOURCE:VANGUARDNGR.COM