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From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria’s proposal to pay the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) a minimum of N10,000 per parent in every academic section in an effort to stop the ongoing industrial action has been rejected by the union.
In a recent interview, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, Public Relations Officer for NAPTAN, stated that the action was taken to help the Federal Government meet ASUU’s requests.
But, ASUU’s National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, responded to the proposal by rejecting it during an appearance on Arise Television on Thursday.
Instead, he advised the association to put more pressure on the FG.
He said, “I think what this association should be doing is to tell the government to perform its function. They should put pressure on the government to use Nigerians’ money to fund education as it is done in other countries.
“We can’t be calling ourselves the giant of Africa and we are the worst in education. You see students from Nigeria going to Ghana, Benin Republic, Togo, and other small countries to study but nobody from these countries are coming to Nigeria to study.
“So they should add to the pressure coming from ASUU to ensure that the government prioritize education. That is more important than the N10,000”.
