Peter Obi Reveals Why ASUU Strike Lingers

The presidential candidate of the Labour Get together, Peter Obi, has lamented the impact of the continuing strike by the Tutorial Employees Union of Universities (ASUU), noting the trigger as ‘staggering corruption’ degree in Nigeria.

Naija Information remembers that ASUU introduced its resolve to transform the roll-over strike it had launched into since February to an indefinite strike on account of what it described as “failure” on the a part of the federal government to satisfy its calls for.

The union calls for embrace the fee of earned allowances, fee of revitalisation funds to universities, creation of visitation panels and implementation of the College Transparency Accountability Answer as a substitute of the Built-in Payroll and Personnel Info System for the fee of staff within the ivory towers.

In a press release on Monday, ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke, stated the aim of its strike is to save lots of public universities from dying.

Taking to his Twitter deal with on Wednesday to lament the continuing strike, Peter Obi stated that ‘staggering corruption’ degree in Nigeria is the rationale universities have remained closed for six months.

He added that the nation has additionally been polarised alongside non secular and ethnic traces.

He wrote, “Nigeria is vastly polarized and wracked by deep divisions alongside non secular, ethnic and regional traces. There’s a staggering degree of corruption. Our universities have remained closed for six months.

“Whereas our healthcare system stays virtually moribund, energy technology and distribution are additionally at an all-time low. -PO”