Many on lookers have wondered why State Government owned institutions should be compelled to join the strike when the issues in contention have little or no bearing on them. State institutions are not paid on IPPIS and Visitation Panels were only sent to Federal Government owned institutions. Similarly, needs assessment and rehabilitation of facilities on campuses should be the responsibility of the proprietors of each University – Federal Government, State Government or Private owners.
Retaining spent previous leaders, many in their seventies and eighties, denies the union the much needed fresh breath that new faces and ideas bring. The fixation with obsolete and forgotten maxist ideology and disdain for alternative viewpoints situates it firmly in the past and out of tune with present day realities. A clear vision for the future must exclude such banalities as free education and illusions of being an alternative government.
Well meaning Nigeria should therefore prevail on ASUU to assuage the suffering and patience of their students who have since seen the futility of constant strikes before the students take matters in their hands. There are now growing calls for the adoption of the practice in the United Kingdom where striking lecturers are surcharged to pay compensation to students for any day lost to strike.
The NANS approach of constant dialogue and constructive engagements with stakeholders coupled with the adoption of a flexible posture will hold ASUU in good stead as they review their critical role in shaping the future of tertiary education in Nigeria.
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