Education Wahala Dey Continue Because Fg Dey Neglect Sector — Asuu

Prof. Chris Piwuna, wey be President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), don yan say Federal Government no dey take education serious because di officials no see di sector wahala as national matter wey concern everybody. For Toyin Falola Interviews on Sunday, Piwuna talk say di indifference of key government people don make am hard to carry out sustainable reforms. According to am, ministers dey see education problem as only di Minister of Education own matter. E add say corruption and ideological differences still dey affect how government dey respond. Piwuna yan say many government people dey treat education as capitalist business, not public good, and some dey suggest make TETFund start support private universities while public ones dey suffer. E still talk say government self-interest don turn TETFund to marketplace instead of proper service for public education.

Other panelists talk about di wider wahala. Prof. Francis Egbokhare yan say Nigeria university system dey suffer bad leadership, weak accountability, and infrastructural decay, while economist Prof. Sherrifdeen Tella blame neglect of research for di country underdevelopment. NLC President Joe Ajaero call for holistic solution wey go also address primary and secondary education. Piwuna add say ASUU dey near final agreement with government, but salaries offer still unacceptable, and dem ready to fight any length for better pay. E lament say lecturers dey live hard life, some dey sleep for office with family because di poor conditions, wey dey push dem survival mode and limit innovation.