The National President of the
Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators, Mr. Samuel
Mwansat, said this while speaking with newsmen at the ongoing annual retreat of
the association being held at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun,
Ogun State. He noted that the strike had dragged on for too long.
According to Mwansat, this is
not an auspicious time for both ASUU and the government to continue to
“grandstand” on a matter that has negatively affected the nation’s university
system.
He stressed that the
disagreement required “understanding.”
The ANUPA boss therefore
enjoined the government to accede to the demands of ASUU regarding the
upgrading of the infrastructure in the nation’s universities.
He said, “As a professional
association we have a responsibility to this nation at large. We feel this
(ASUU strike) has protracted quite long enough that I think that both parties
should find a common ground.
“I don’t see anything impossible
in this issue, it’s a question of both parties meeting half way. While we
commend the government for the steps it has taken so far, there are, however, a
few more fundamental issues that need to be addressed, like the infrastructural
facilities in the universities. Whether you like it or not, that aspect of the
demand is very key and I think that government should look into it very
seriously.”
The university administrators
called for sincerity on the part of the government in resolving the strike,
saying the forced closure of campuses had continued to take its toll on not
only the students but also their parents and the society in general.
Source: Punch
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