Otedola and Dangote Should Pay Lecturers To Call Of ASUU Strike - Lawyer

Date: 12-08-2022 6:59 am (1 year ago) | Author: Daniel Bosai
- at 12-08-2022 06:59 AM (1 year ago)
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An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has appealed to chief executive officers of banks and billionaire businessmen to pay off the N1.1 trillion demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

His appeal followed remarks by Ebonyi governor Dave Umahi who said the government cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to meet ASUU’s demands.
Olajengbesi said:

“The comment by Governor Dave Umahi of the All Progressives Congress is uncharitable and insensitive to millions of students of public universities who have been at home for seven months now since February 14, 2022, when ASUU embarked on an industrial action this year.

“It is reckless for the governor to say that the present administration cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to defray the Revitalization Fund and the Earned Academic Allowance owed ASUU. Whereas the APC government has embarked on a borrowing spree since 2015 with Nigeria’s debt to China increasing from $3.26bn as of September 30, 2020, to $3.59bn as of September 30, 2021, showing an increase of $330m in one year. The figure has definitely risen in the last one year.

“The APC government must know that education is at the core of any development. Spending loans on phantom White Elephant projects and train is counterproductive without building the mind. Any infrastructural development without human capital development is nonsense.

“Having demonstrated its unwillingness to end ASUU strike despite the billions that Umahi’s APC received in the recent primary elections, good-spirited Nigerians can only appeal to business magnates like Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Mike Adenuga, as well as bank chiefs to come to the rescue of the common Nigerians whose children have been out of school for seven months this year and nine months in 2020 whilst politicians send their children to schools abroad.

“The philanthropists should please answer the call of the nation for youths to return to classrooms as some of them may be lured into crimes as a result of idleness."
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Posted: at 12-08-2022 06:59 AM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero
- constigoldo at 12-08-2022 08:44 AM (1 year ago)
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 An annoying statement.  The dragging shows how much the government cares for Nigerian students. Nigerian students, over to you come 2023 general election.
Posted: at 12-08-2022 08:44 AM (1 year ago) | Hero
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- gogoman at 12-08-2022 12:55 PM (1 year ago)
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why should they pay? listen up guys, they don't own anybody any damn shit kobo!!!  let the strike continues till ASUU and FG stop this yeye Mexican standoff and man up Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 12-08-2022 12:55 PM (1 year ago) | Grande Master
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