While blaming the ASUU for engaging in politics in prosecuting the strike the President claimed that the Federal Government could not afford the money being demanded by ASUU. As Counsel to the ASUU I do recall that Dr, Jonathan as Vice President contributed to the resolution of the strike embarked upon by the ASUU in 2009 which culminated in the signing of the 2009 FG/ASUU Agreement. At that time the ASUU was not accused of playing politics! Regrettably, the Federal Government has, for some inexplicable reasons, refused to implement the terms of the Agreement with reference to the improvement of the working conditions of academic staff and the provision of intervention fund to revamp university education in all the federal universities. Since ASUU has repeatedly embarked on strike for over two decades to draw public attention to the refusal of successive governments to fund university education in the country the the university teachers cannot be accused of plotting with disgruntled politicians to embarrass the Federal Government. In fact, it is the Federal Government which has recently politicised university education by establishing 12 new universities in one fell swoop. Up till now there is no law in place to back the establishment of any of those institutions. ... Femi Falana
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 23:07:28 +0000