ASUU Strike: Save Our Children’s Future, NCWS Cries Out.

The newly elected President, National Council Of Women Societies (NCSW), Hajiya, Lami Adamu, have called on all education stakeholders and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return back to the classroom and save the future of Nigerian students, who are forced to stay home and delay their educational advancement due to the impasse between FG and ASUU.

Hajiyya Lami also pointed out that, “the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) industrial action have put student’s academic future in jeopardy.

In her words: “At the heart of this strike debacle is the funding of higher education and the role of government university training dwells on research that could further advance society, however, the demand does not capture this and remains a sad commentary in Nigeria’s education sector.

“But despite this funding, it has remained insufficient and ineffective, so much that between 90 – 95 percent of budget allocation to tertiary institutions are spent on personnel costs.

“There is, therefore, hardly anything left for research and innovation, which should be the fundamental reason for tertiary education.

There must be a reasoned evolution of a common ground to save our children’s future and our tertiary education. This will enable us to compete with the rest of the world. Both the government and ASUU must therefore resume genuine dialogue to reach a resolve.

Hajiya, Lami Adamu, said this in Abuja as she commended the women for the repository of trust and support.