Dr Aremu said it was becoming disturbing to the union that despite signing papers and calling off the strike, allocation of the funds claimed to have been deposited at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for execution of needs project of Nigerian universities was yet to commence two months into 2014.
According
to the national officer of ASUU, the Federal Government ought to have
commenced the process of depositing an additional N55 billion for the first quarter as agreed in the agreement with President Jonathan.
Aremu
said nothing had been practically implemented by the government beyond
paper commitments made and signed with it, apart from the
non-victimisation of those who participated in the strike.
Dr
Ajiboye said said students were yet to benefit anything from the last
strike owing to foot dragging in the course of implementation, as all
universities remain the same prior to the strike.
He said ASUU
was tired of ‘earmarking of the funds but now needs eye-marking of it
with visible projects executed with the funds.’
Ajiboye, who
commended the press for the gallant role they played during the
six-month old strike, asked the pen pushers to beam searchlight on
universities to ask questions about execution of projects arising from
the strike.
He asked the Federal Government not to delay implementation, as such might breed further acrimony within the university system.
- Tribune
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