The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has warned the
administration of President Muhammadu Buhari that its members
are running out of patience with its policies on education.
The university lecturers listed their grievances at a briefing
addressed by ASUU President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi in Lagos
yesterday.
The grievances include lacklustre implementation of the 2009
ASUU/Federal Government Agreements, non-remittance of Earned
Academic Allowances and non-remittance of N605bn outstanding
Needs Assessment Intervention.
Other contentious areas include: non-functioning of Nigerian
Universities Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO), short
falls in personnel emoluments, University of Ilorin non-functioning
ASUU chapter, funding of State Universities, non-release of white
paper on special visitation to eight universities, appointment of
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of Joint Admission and
Matriculation Board (JAMB) and state of the nation.
According to the ASUU President, the leadership of the Union
decided to meet journalists to voice out their frustrations so that
Nigerians can join them in appealing to government to honour all
of its agreements.
“What we have in ASUU is a bottom-up approach. We will not tell
you anything that has not been agreed on by our members. We
have had wide consultations and we are now telling the world what
our members are saying: that they are running out of patience with
this government.
“At this stage, we are only aggregating and telling the world what
they are talking about. And let it not look like ASUU often takes
delight in embarking on strike action. We want the world to hear us
and appeal to government to honour agreement reached with
ASUU,” Ogunyemi said.
“We are not passing votes of no confidence but if any government
is not getting it right policy wise, education wise, governance wise,
it is our responsibility to voice it out,” Ogunyemi said.

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