Click the link & understand this position :
https://www.nairaland.com/6191599/endsars-protesters-hopes-uns-intervention

For a couple of days I've been seeing messages of how should the protests persist for 30 days the UN will intervene. As much as we'll like the intervention of the highly recognized & respectable body sworn to keep "the kings peace" we should also ask what the UN's "Intervention" will bring as well as the expectations of the patriotic protesters & front line campaigners of this new development;

Do you want the UN to sack the Government or Deploy troops ?

The Security Council remains the organ with the primary responsibility, under the United Nations Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security. When it receives a complaint about a threat to peace, the Council first recommends that the parties seek an agreement by peaceful means. In some cases, the Council itself investigates and mediates. It may appoint special representatives or request the Secretary-General to do so, or to use his good offices. It may set forth principles for a peaceful settlement.

The council can only go further than this when the tentions has escalated & fighting breaks out across the country; Then the council can/may issue a cease fire directive or impose sanctions or military actions. Now patriotic protesters have made sure the the movement is peaceful; No cases of Violent rioting & vandalisations so the intervention of the security Council in this regard is totally out of the question except protests dramatically becomes extremely violent

And since clearly, this is not the case in Nigeria the UN's intervention or the attention of the General Assembly, the Secretary - General or any preventive strategy & recommendations that will defuse the situation is further out of the question

So people who understand how world politics & the UN works know that the Envoy or Representative will come & speak English after setting up some "Fact Finding Investigative Panel" of which Buhari's government will answer every question which frankly they can considering the governments response to the situation in light of the events of the past weeks then the UN will call for peace & understanding, leave and the 30 days protest will amount to nothing but a civil exercise

The second issue is that of protesters carrying the Nigerian flag during protests. Clearly the youth don't know the army. No long talk here, just take a walk through history. Look at what happened in the villages of Vasae, Anyiin Iorja, Ugba, Gbeji Sankera and Zaki-Biam in Benue Or the popular case of Odi in Bayelsa

Recently Buratai's proposal to bring in the army was rejected; That was the government politely telling you "It have do, we're tired of the protest", and Crocodile smile has been launched recently with the army chief making an open declaration, saying "The army is loyal to the president"

This is the time to be cautious & smart. Sustaining a 30 day protest with the hopes of an unpredictable intervention should not be the new focal point. I strongly feel the moment the hypocritic union known as ASUU calls off their strike & resumption dates are announced, the movement automatically loses half its protesters.
But in any case; We shall vanquish.

#END_SARS
#END_POLICE_BRUTALITY
#SECURE_NORTH

AN END TO THE INCESSANT STRIKE ACTIONS WHICH HAS TRANSMOGRIFIED INTO A "HOBBY" OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU)

Make no mistake, the FG should not be exonerated totally from all blame. But the frequent & misdirected strikes of the union has diverted all attention & emotions to it. As it stands, ASUU's demands range from its rejection of the IPPIS platform as well as a well an increase in funding for revitalization which sincerely is very much ambiguous.

The proposed payroll system which will reduce personnel cost which accounts for 34% of government spending is currently the largest single item of expenditure ; As well as reveal ghost workers. The rejection of this payroll platform really says alot about the transparency & accountability of the Union.

Let me refer you to the words of Prof. Mosto Onuoha, President, Nigerian Academy of Science, he said *Incessant* industrial actions are doing more damage than good to higher education system in Nigeria. He made the remark, while reacting to the ongoing strike ASUU. According to him, the academia, parents and students are losers during such industrial actions: “These incessant strikes are really affecting our university education negatively,” he furthed said “ASUU cannot have it all.
“Many of ASUU strikes do not yield the government’s full intervention or implementation to agreed terms. And we cannot continue to shut down the universities. “This matter is about dialoguing. It is about to give and take. ASUU cannot have it all. “So, I appeal to our colleagues to be flexible in their demands, to help building a resilient and quality higher educational system in the country's".

There was such a time that ASUU Strike & its true intentions were much appreciated. That was during the time of genuine activism, The Unions strike actions did not begin today, the government has always dialogued & compromised, thereby leading to the release of several substantial amounts.

Which brings us to the question of accountability...What has been done with all the amounts; Particularly those meant for "revitalization".

In 2019 The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, alleged that the federal government released the sum of N163 billion to Nigerian universities from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) as part of efforts to end the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Union...We'll like to know the breakdown of how the Money was spent. The Goodluck Jonathan administration released N200 billion in 2013...Same question. In June 2019 the Federal Government allegedly approved N208 billion as part of the 2019 intervention through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund for infrastructural and teacher development in public tertiary institutions.

On December 31, 2018 the Federal Government had remitted N15.4 billion. The FG further approved N20 billion to be used to offset the outstanding arrears of the 2009 and 2012, audit verified earnings, in the university system. In 2013 Gabriel Suswam, Chairman of the National Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (NEEDS) assessment implementation committee for universities confirmed the release of N30 billion to the union

The strike is still hinged to the agreements & resolutions of the memorandum of action (NAN) discussed in the 2009 ASUU - FGN agreement, the 2012 memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the 2017 MOA, of of which will sum up to N1.3 trillion which this current administration inherited & described as *"Un - implementable"* in 2015.

The series of strikes embarked upon by the Union in the past 20 years have sliced off four academic sessions, according to facts available in the Federal Ministry of Education. It has ruined the academic progress of millions of Nigerian students. ASUU’s overplayed tendency to go on strike was one of the reasons some of its members last year broke away to form the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, whose members have readily embraced the Federal Government’s IPPIS scheme. The main reason for this indefinite strike (the IPPIS issue) is unnecessary and undue muscle-flexing by ASUU. I do not see how IPPIS and the respect for university autonomy cannot be accommodated together.
The Union must have a rethink and allow the IPPIS and UTAS to coexist because the universities cannot be left out of the war against corruption. Minimising corruption at source will help correct some of the neglects which routinely push ASUU to strikes.

Between 1999 and 2012, ASUU lecturers have been on strike for a total of 30 months out of a possible 156 months. lecturers have been out of class for approximately 20 per cent of the total teaching time in the past 13 years. This is equivalent to over seven academic semesters of four months each or accurately put, four academic sessions.

In 1999 the union embarked on a 5 month strike, in 2001 a 3 month strike, 2002 a 2 week strike, 2003 a 6 month strike, 2005 a 2 week strike, 2006 a 1 week strike, 2007 a 3 months strike, 2008 a 1 week strike, 2009 a 4 months strike, 2010 a 5 months strike, 2011 a 59 days strike, 2013 a 5 months strike, 2017 it lasted a month...and it continues up till today.

ASUU as a Union should have regard for our future which is being sacrificed on the alter of an un proportionate struggle & Consider the 500 & 400 level students in this country who should have left our campuses for their juniors. Consider the future of all Nigerian students...It should not become an acceptable practice that a 4 year course becomes 6 years or a 5 year course becomes 7 years.



IBRAHIM SAMSON BWALA