The South-West region of the National Association of Nigerian Students has protested the Federal Government’s alleged payment of half salary to academics who work for the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Adegboye Olatunji, Alao John, and Awoyinfa Opeoluwa, respectively, the coordinator, deputy coordinator, and public relations officer for NANS, stated in a statement from its SW zone that the Federal Government had neglected to prioritize education under the current government.
According to NANS, paying teachers a half-salary could lower their morale, which would then have an impact on the students.
There is no question about the poor importance given to education by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret. ), led administration given the administration’s actions, inactions, and body language.
“And like the mythical King who ruled at a time of general unhappiness, Nigerians won’t soon forget the degeneration and severe deterioration experienced in the educational sector.
“Just as Nigerian students may grin again following the suspension of an eight-month ASUU strike, the Federal Government, in keeping with their normal retrogressive tendencies, has decided that it is “smart” to pay members of ASUU half salaries.
In fact, we have credible evidence that Ngige in particular was ready to collapse the entire industry in order to knock ASUU to its knees and stroke his own frail ego.
The students claimed that, if immediate action isn’t taken, the Federal Government and its overpaid employee Ngige “appears ready to bury the entire educational system.”
If ASUU decides to strike once more as a result of the FG’s decision, according to NANS, “the government could as well forget about higher education totally.”
While the no-work, no pay approach may make sense in some circumstances, the student body expressed sympathy for the instructors and argued that Nigeria’s unique educational system needed to be acknowledged and given serious consideration.
In fact, we have credible evidence that Ngige in particular was ready to collapse the entire industry in order to knock ASUU to its knees and stroke his own frail ego.
The students claimed that, if immediate action isn’t taken, the Federal Government and its overpaid employee Ngige “appears ready to bury the entire educational system.”
If ASUU decides to strike once more as a result of the FG’s decision, according to NANS, “the government could as well forget about higher education totally.”
While the no-work, no pay approach may make sense in some circumstances, the student body expressed sympathy for the instructors and argued that Nigeria’s unique educational system needed to be acknowledged and given serious consideration.
In light of recent events, ASUU has asked Nigerians for their assistance and declared that it will use legal methods to further its course. This is because the FG requested that ASUU be paid “pro-rata,” or solely for the work completed, through Nigige.
Since the development, Nigerians have reacted to it in a variety of ways.
