Reactions As ASUU Gives Reasons Varsities Can’t Reopen

By Wondrous NNAEMEKA On Jul 20, 2020

ASUU-Strike — ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi (middle)

Reactions are trailing the recent position of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on school resumption.

ASUU has maintained that even if the federal government directs schools to resume, universities would not be part of it because of unsettled issues with Government.

ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, stressed that aside the covid-19 health crisis, federal government was yet to commit to upgrading the education system.

Recall that ASUU had embarked on an industrial strike action(prior to the covid-19 lockdown) due to, among others, it inclusion in the payment platform (IPPIS).

Ogunyemi reiterated that schools were not(considering the number of students) well equipped to operate within social distancing guidelines.

“You cannot talk about social distancing in universities without talking about additional lecture rooms.

“So, we have two crisis delaying resumption; the health crisis and the refusal of government to make our universities standard,” ASUU tweeted on Sunday.

Talking of universities, it should be noted that the crises are beyond COVID-19. There are fundamental crises that will make universities reopening longer and impossible for now.

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— Official_ASUU (@ASUUNGR) July 19, 2020

However, twitter users, on Monday, expressed disappointment at ASUU’s position.

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Below are the tweets:

Even if the Universities are made standard, our @ASUUNGR excos will ensure no excellence is achieved because of wrong strikes. As congress we demand accountability and transparency of our dues. If that is done then, we expect standard leadership. We need focus and innovation
— Dr. Bashir Y. Abubakar (@byusufabu) July 20, 2020

If lecture rooms should be the reason behind asuu not reopening after covid 19 then likely even after 2025 Asuu will never be ready, I can see some projects of 2012 tetfund going on in 2020, maybe we should keep waiting until they build all Nigerian universities.
— Musa yunus Abdullahi (@Musayunus554) July 20, 2020

So u mean students will not resume until when the needed lecture rooms are provided? @ASUUNGR
— Ezekiel Samuel (@Ezekiel89737606) July 20, 2020

OK then let federal government stop paying lecturer's from next month till further notice
— Dunkan (@Dunkan39553547) July 20, 2020

Most universities don't actually have extra lecture rooms
Sooo??
If students actually resume and the virus starts spreading among students …
Or do you think Covid-19 issa joke ?? It kills madame … Please take note
— Rizzy (@Rizzy_JJ) July 20, 2020

Personally I think the senate to sit and come to an agreement for the declaration of ASUU not to exist anymore. This tweet shows that schools not being open is because of their personal gains. Thanks
— Bueze (@bu_eze_C) July 20, 2020

why r u saying that, do u know that i have not been paid for the past five months now as a lecturer? Feb to June cos of IPPIS problem. this is aplicable to other persons. some r paid half salary. pls talk right. we r facing alot of challenge from f FG.
— Arekumo Prince (@princetg12) July 20, 2020

Pls ASUU I have a question… what if the Corona remains in the society, does it mean there won't be school for the youths?
— @mekwa (@Elvischimek1) July 19, 2020

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