Federal Government Yet To Give N100 Billion To Universities – ASUU

The claim by the Nigerian Federal government that the sum of N100 billion had been disbursed to 59 public federal and state universities to improve infrastructure in the benefitting institutions, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has alleged that none of the universities had received the said sum from the federal goverment.

This is just as former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has appealed to both the federal government and Asuu Union leaders to strike a compromise for the sake of the students their strife is affecting and the country.

Although the Chairman of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi branch of ASUU, Dr. Celestine Aguoru, who spoke yesterday after leading members of the branch on a peaceful march around Makurdi town in protest of the lingering Federal Government/ASUU face-off said this and we quote him:

“As we are talking today, the federal government has not released one kobo out of the N100 billion they claimed they have given the state and federal universities; this goes to show the level of insincerity of the government

“The truth is that the federal government is paying lip service to the development of education in this country and has therefore resorted to playing politics with the education sector and the future of our children.

“It is rather unfortunate that majority of those who are leading us today went to school in their time on scholarships, but today they do not want our children to benefit from that same gesture, all because of greed.

“Today we are faced with a situation where the amount Nigerians spend yearly to educate their children in Ghana is far more than the yearly budgetary allocation to the education sector.

The Chairman of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi branch of ASUU, Dr. Celestine Aguoru, also went further to state this and we quote him:

“Our leaders are not being fair to this country and the people, government should as a matter of priority implement her agreements with Academic Staff Union of Universities (asuu), Nigerians are tired of this deceit, the government should remember that if they continue to negate their responsibilities to the people, one day they will certainly give account to God Almighty.