Babajide Reveals why ASUU refuses to call off their strike despite reaching agreement with FG

Babajide Kolade Otitoju a veteran journalist, while speaking exclusively on the Monday edition of the popular weekly program "Journalist Hangout" on TVC news, reveals why ASUU refuses to call off the 8month old strike despite reaching agreement with the Federal government.


Babajide while speaking said " The reason why ASUU won't call off the strike is because out of the agreement reached with ASUU, the only one federal government has honoured now is setting up a committee for renegotiation of 2009 agreement with ASUU. Everyone knows that it is very cheap to do for them.


You can imagine, all the monetary agreement like academic earned allowances, and even their withheld salaries are still not been released to them. I know ASUU as a body that is resilient whenever they are fighting for their right. They are not like other unions that their President and Secretary is always the alpha and omega, and the members have no say in decision making.



I can't blame the ASUU for embarking on strike, because as a country what we are expected to do in funding education is 26% according to UNESCO, but we are doing far below when countries like Ghana are doing 26%, and even Senegal is doing up to 30%. There is no excuse for the government not funding education adequately.

ASUU will hold another meeting on Wednesday to decide on the way forward, and infact ASUU will be holding the meetings across all chapters at the same time to avoid indecision. Let us wait for their resolution, but I know no one will go back to class with empty stomach.

Federal government should begin to realize now, that you don't go into agreement you can't honour, even the Senate President Ahmed Lawan said these while meeting the ASUU-FG delegation. It is a lesson for them.