ASUU STRIKE:-Vice-Chancellors of private universities have expressed concern and sympathy for students affected by the protracted strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), noting that there was need to end the three- month-old impasse between the Federal Government and the striking lecturers. Expressing their discomfort, the VCs of Bells University of Technology (BELLSTECH), Prof. Isaac Adeyemi; Redeemer’s University, Prof. Zachariah Adeyewa; Covenant University, Prof. Charles Ayo; and Caleb University, Professor Ayodeji Olukoju, noted that Nigeria’s educational system needs strategic planning and restructuring to regain its lost glory. “some of my children are also affected by the strike and have been pleading with me to send them to private varsities because they are tired of staying at home. In fact, I want to appreciate parents who are sending their children to private varsities because they are making a lot of sacrifices. I would have loved all my children to attend private varsities but I can’t afford the tuition fees. “We are not happy that some of our children are becoming grand-parents at home because of the ongoing imbroglio between government and ASUU. The truth is that government and the citizens are not totally committed as the average parent will want to send his wards to smaller African countries to acquire education, where they may be lost to foreign cultures,” VC, Redeemer’s University, Prof. Adeyewa said.
Posted on: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:40:44 +0000
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