HONOUR AGREEMENTS WITH ASUU_EMIR OF KANO ADVISES FG.
In recent times The Federal Government and ASUU have be have at a point of no Agreement and this have atracted the notice of One of the most respectable mornach in the country _The Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi II who, however, commended President Buhari for the peace and uninterrupted academic calendar in the universities so far The Monarch,urged the federal government to honour all agreements it entered into with the Association Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The monarch made these statement during the 45th convocation/49th Founders' Day ceremony of the University of Benin over the weekend. His words: “The worrisome development of late is the tug of war between the government and academic staff union of universities on issues bothering on fiscal policy of the government. My advice to the government is that there should be a political will to honour all agreements it entered into with university unions; be more open to dialogue and try to involve all stakeholders in the decision-making process.” According to him, once that is done, frequent disruptions of the academic calendar of universities which has resulted in the decline in the quality of graduates will become a thing of the past. He also commended the governing council of the university for the transparent manner through which it selected the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Lilian Salami. While noting that the new Vice-Chancellor was selected on merit, Sanusi charged her to follow the footsteps of Prof Grace Alele Williams, the first female Vice-Chancellor of the institution. Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives recently directed the ministry of education and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to abolish the payment of acceptance fees into tertiary institutions in the country. The directive followed the adoption of a motion brought by the lawmaker representing Ahiazu/Ezinihitte federal constituency of Imo state, Chinedu Martins, at plenary.
Originally culled from https://www.legit.ng/1278689-emir-kano-urges-fg-honour-agreements-asuu.html
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