“RESOLVE ISSUES WITH ASUU” – VICE CHANCELLORS BEG FG
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By Sumayyah Olapade
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has said the government’s insistence that it does not have money to fund Nigerian universities is disheartening.
It was reported that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, had in an interview, said the government had no money to meet ASUU’s demands and would not go into borrowing.
On Tuesday, the chairman of CVCNU, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, explained that the demands of ASUU were not for the union but for the rehabilitation of the universities, adding that what the government meant by that statement was that it did not have money to fund its own universities.
“This issue of saying we don’t have money to put into the university system shouldn’t be there,” he said. It is similar to the NEEDS assessment fund; it was distributed to universities rather than ASUU.
“When they say we don’t have funds, they mean ‘these universities are ours, but we don’t have money to give.'” We don’t have enough money to cover university overhead.’ I also listened to Keyamo. He’s not even at the center of everything.”
Edoumiekumo went on to say that he and other VCs in the country are upset that the universities were closed.
As a result, he demanded a quick resolution.
“I will not take whatever Keyamo says as the position of the government. We are not happy that our universities are closed down. I plead with both parties to amicably resolve the issues on the ground. I know the government and ASUU, especially the Ministry of Education, are working with national leaders of ASUU, but they have not finalised the reason they have not come out publicly,” he added.
“We are not happy that universities have been closed for this long,” he continued. It has been nearly five months. It has an impact on operations and disrupts the academic calendar, which has a negative impact on the respective universities’ operations.
“Especially at universities where visitors do not fund the institutions, the little funding they receive from students is used.”
“We are pleading with the government to look into the plight of Nigerian students and lecturers in order to resolve the issue.” We are extending the evil days if we remain silent. We lost some academic sessions due to the strike last year, which is affecting the economy.”
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