Today Marks 100 Days of ASUU STRIKE! Any Celebration for this?

Today, which marks the One hundred days after members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on a nationwide strike, in which the end is not in sight yet.

We would love to show you, how unique and important the first 100 days is in any corporation, business etc.
For examples, in countries like South Korea, the first 100 days of a child is very symbolic and means a lot.
Within the first 100 days, the life of the child and that of his/her parents are often celebrated. also in keeping with the tradition of the people, prayers and various types of gifts are been offered to the gods during the parties which are organized to mark the first 100 days.
Not only that, this is accompanied with much feasting in the child’s home, and the main purpose of such ritual is to increase the newborn baby’s chances of becoming successful on earth.

This is not only celebrated in Countries like S.Korea, also globally, it is also common among political appointees or government officials to celebrate their very first 100 days in office.
Using the United state of America for example, President Barack Obama of the United States celebrated his first 100 days in office with pomp and ceremony.
Not only that, the period in the US serves as a benchmark to measure the early success (or otherwise) of president.

Coming back home, in Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan and many state governors also celebrated their first 100 days in office. Of course, the celebrations took place with much fanfare. Advertorials were placed in the newspapers and parties were held in government houses to mark the achievements of the political office-holders during their first 100 days in office.

Unfortunately, there are no celebrations today as Nigerians mark the symbolic first 100 days that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU STRIKE) in the country’s public universities embarked on industrial action which is now 3 months and 7 days old.

The lecturers, who commenced the strike on July 1, are protesting the non-implementation of an agreement they signed with the Federal Government since 2009, as well as the non-payment of their earned allowances.

Many Nigerians, are compelled to ask what Nigeria as a country, particularly the education sector, has achieved in the first 100 days of the ASUU strike.
Since the strike is still in progress, analysts who have been analying the strike, has also conclude that nothing significant has been achieved since the UNION embarked on the strike.
In their thinking, several dialogues and meetings targeted at resolving the crisis have failed to yield positive results. Therefore, there is really no cause for celebration.

A lecturer at the Lagos State University, (LASU) Ojo, Professor Ademola Onifade, notes that contrary to expectation, the current struggle by ASUU has achieved nothing for the lecturers and public universities.

Professor Ademola Onifade says, “In politics and governance, politicians celebrate the first 100 days on the positive side.
But here we are, nothing has been accomplished in this struggle. I suspect that the game plan of the Federal Government is to wear the lecturers out.
The federal government do not want to address our requests, and however, if their target is just to wear us out, they will not succeed.

But judging by recent statements made by the representatives of the federal government, there is an indication that the crisis will be resolved. Indeed, President Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo have promised that the crisis would be over soon.

But how soon will this “soon” by the federal government be? after 100 days?