ASUU, Others Demand State of Emergency in Education Sector
Written by Iyabo Lawal, Ibadan
Nigerian Guardian
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in the nation’s universities rose from their conference at the weekend asking the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
The unions also called for the reconceptualisation of the Nigerian education sector in a manner capable of performing its transformative functions for the individuals, groups and the nation at large.
The unions, led by ASUU also resolved to develop and present to the Federal Government a new education policy (Chatter) which will reflect the aspirations, culture, values and realities of the Nigeria people within the context of a dynamic world.
According to the unions, there is need for the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in the education sector owing to the fact that “The current educational system is characterised by chronic underfunding, bad leadership, and infrastructural decay, poor conditions of learning and service, promotion of mediocrity, shortage of personnel (academic, technical and administrative) and entrenchment of orthodoxy, parochialism and chauvinism.”
These were contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the president of the four unions (ASUU, National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non-academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)) at the end of a week National Education Summit held in Abuja, a copy which was made available to reporters in Ibadan by the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Olusegun Ajiboye.
The four unions which jointly held the summit themed “Towards a System of Education for Liberation in Nigeria” warned the Federal Government not to use public funds such as Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) among others to fund private educational institutions and associated enterprises.
While condemning corruption, lack of professionalism, poor and opportunistic leadership, and unethical conducts that impinge on learning environment and the integrity of teaching and research, the unions called on their members nationwide to rid the sector of these ills.
While rejecting the systematic privatisation of education and selling off of public educational institutions, the unions described education as public good, which must not be left in the hands of private individuals who are driven solely by profit.
The communiqué read in part, “the fundamental problem bedeviling the educational system in Nigeria is that it is located within a philosophical and political economic system which emphasizes personal self-enrichment and individual aggrandizement instead of emphasizing knowledge acquisition geared towards public good and national development.”
Written by Iyabo Lawal, Ibadan
Nigerian Guardian
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other unions in the nation’s universities rose from their conference at the weekend asking the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector.
The unions also called for the reconceptualisation of the Nigerian education sector in a manner capable of performing its transformative functions for the individuals, groups and the nation at large.
The unions, led by ASUU also resolved to develop and present to the Federal Government a new education policy (Chatter) which will reflect the aspirations, culture, values and realities of the Nigeria people within the context of a dynamic world.
According to the unions, there is need for the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in the education sector owing to the fact that “The current educational system is characterised by chronic underfunding, bad leadership, and infrastructural decay, poor conditions of learning and service, promotion of mediocrity, shortage of personnel (academic, technical and administrative) and entrenchment of orthodoxy, parochialism and chauvinism.”
These were contained in a communiqué jointly signed by the president of the four unions (ASUU, National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non-academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)) at the end of a week National Education Summit held in Abuja, a copy which was made available to reporters in Ibadan by the Ibadan Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Olusegun Ajiboye.
The four unions which jointly held the summit themed “Towards a System of Education for Liberation in Nigeria” warned the Federal Government not to use public funds such as Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Petroleum Trust Development Fund (PTDF) among others to fund private educational institutions and associated enterprises.
While condemning corruption, lack of professionalism, poor and opportunistic leadership, and unethical conducts that impinge on learning environment and the integrity of teaching and research, the unions called on their members nationwide to rid the sector of these ills.
While rejecting the systematic privatisation of education and selling off of public educational institutions, the unions described education as public good, which must not be left in the hands of private individuals who are driven solely by profit.
The communiqué read in part, “the fundamental problem bedeviling the educational system in Nigeria is that it is located within a philosophical and political economic system which emphasizes personal self-enrichment and individual aggrandizement instead of emphasizing knowledge acquisition geared towards public good and national development.”
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