The face off between the FG and ASUU is really getting out of hand and we are the victims of their politics irrespective of the end-game. I received a BC a few days back from a credible source in my school and the content of the BC clearly stated that we are to resume today 2nd December 2013 which means it was the beginning of a new academic year since we weren't really affected by the strike action as we had finished our 2nd semenster exams just in the brink of time before the strike.
President Goodluck Jonathan has today attempted to justify his government’s plan
to sack lecturers in 61 universities, citing the refusal of the leadership of
the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off the five-month old
action even after 42 of its chapters had opted out.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doting
Okupe, warned in Abuja at a press briefing that if the lecturers are now sacked,
nobody should blame the government or accuse it of being dictatorial.
"The ASUU leadership refused to accede to the wishes of 42 of its 61 chapters
nationwide, who voted in favour of the agreement with the President and the
calling off of the strike; but in a surprise volte face presented government
again with a new set of demands and considerations outside the terms agreed at
the presidential intervention," Okupe said.
As if the government fears a backlash, he offered this defensive line: "This
is why we make bold to state that there is absolutely nothing dictatorial,
draconian or undemocratic in the order by the Federal Government for striking
lecturers to return to work or face dismissal.”
He argued that in view of the fact that the government had reached agreement
with ASUU to make available N100 billion for the provision of infrastructure on
campuses of 61 universities covered in the needs assessment of universities,
with a further commitment of another N200 billion over the next two years, in
addition to N40 billion of the N90 billion Earned Allowances demanded by the
lecturers, they were expected to reconsider their stand. Which is very unlikely my people, and you all know how the story has been.
“This was despite the fact that the ASUU leadership in the meeting with
President Jonathan failed curiously to articulate the basis of the calculation
of the demanded N90 billion earned allowance, which has been on the table since
2009,” he said.
Okupe stressed that the government has shown good faith and commendable
commitment by acceding to most of the demands of ASUU, calling the attitude of
the ASUU leadership “a pre-conceived and calculated treacherous plot” aimed at
undermining the Presidency and subverting the government of Nigeria. Big Big Grammar.
“This is clearly a hallmark of a leadership that is determined to employ
subterfuge in an attempt to hold government, students and their parents and
other stakeholders to ransom in a reckless and irresponsible display of
insensitivity, lawlessness and absolute lack of patriotism and even the fear of
God,” Okupe said. Unfortunately, all this is perpetuated using unsuspecting but
otherwise loyal, patriotic and responsible members of ASUU whose families are
also sad victims of this reprehensible and callous attitude of their
leadership.”
Saying that the “Transformation Agenda” of President Goodluck Jonathan was
visibly on course and has recorded much progress and outstanding achievements
and indisputable achievements, he warned that “no sector, no matter how
seemingly important, will be allowed to derail our collective destiny.”
Speaking at a caucus meeting of the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party in
Yenagoa at the weekend, President Jonathan described the ASUU strike as no
longer a trade dispute but a rebellion.
The government plans to fire the lecturers on Wednesday and we the students are the ones suffering after we qued up in that hot sun to vote him (Jonathan) into power. It is well.
They need to shift grounds a bit, FG can pay so i wonder why they choose to let the students suffer
ReplyDeleteJonathan is just wicked and ASUU is just heartless. Simple! I rest my case
ReplyDeletefrank abeg tell them to let us enjoy our xmas in peace na
ReplyDeletePls let them call off in January please, i cant travel
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