The
Academy Staff Union of Universities, ASSU has lay an accusation to the federal
Government of Nigeria for contributing to the fall in standard of the Nigerian
education, and for in its global rating. ASUU complained of the reducing in
budget instead of allocating more budget to improve standard.
ASSU
National President Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi in a journalist briefing also
criticized the government decision to scrap Post-University Matriculation
Tertiary Education and Lamenting that Joint Admission and Matriculation Board
could not admit student into the Institutions.
The union
also ask FG. To pay the N623 billion, is owing ASSU for the earned academic
allowances and funding of universities. He also criticize the continuous breach
of various Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed between FG, and ASSU between
2009/2015 he added that the FG, was in arrears of N494 billion as at the first quarter
of 2016, with respect of the NEED assessment fund for the revitalization of public
Universities, in the country.
He further
warn against the undue delay
in the implementation of the many signed agreement
between ASSU, and FG.
He said: ”We consider it appalling
that no consultation with stakeholders especially with ASUU and the Vice
Chancellors was held before such far reaching national policy like the
cancellation of Post Ume was pronounced.
“In a fundamental way, the policy
undermines the autonomy of universities and powers of universities’ senate as
the highest policy making body on academic matters, particularly admission of
students and award of university degrees.”
Mr.
Ogunyemi vow that the union as an important stakeholder in university system
will continue to draw the attention of all concerned to possible threat peaceful
development and growth of the country’s education.
This news
was first reported in Vanguard News
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