Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran
Maku, said on Wednesday that activities of the Federal Government would
be grounded if all the demands of members of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities were met.
Maku stated this while responding to
questions from State House correspondents after the weekly Federal
Executive Council meeting in Abuja.
The minister, however, noted that the
Federal Government had been expending a lot on the development of
tertiary education across the country.
Maku appealed to the striking ASUU
members to have a rethink on their demands by taking into consideration
the fact that there were many competing demands on the government from
other sectors.
He said the continued violence in the
northern part of the country occasioned by the activities of Islamic
insurgents had affected the resources of the country.
He said the Federal Government had
expended much resources to restore normalcy, saying the situation has
affected what could have gone to the education sector.
Maku said, “If we say every particular
problem we face in this country we will not work until it is resolved,
then I am sure there is no sector that will work.
“If we all insist that every sector’s
problem must be completely solved, we will down-tool; we will not work,
and the country will stop working.
“We are partners with ASUU. We are
friends. They are our patriots and we understand the critical role that
the universities teachers are playing to create a new society that we
are hoping to have.
“At the same time, this is a reality question that we need to look at and we have to put the nation first.
“I know all of us desire more from the
system but the truth is that there are limitations and from the
limitations we have, we believe that ASUU really needs to do a rethink
and ensure that we re-open our universities.
“We are really feeling the pains that of our children at home are passing through and this indeed is obviously avoidable.”
Tell Nigerians the truth!
ReplyDeleteThe government is running the country into the ground, with ministers spending billions in public funds on private jets, a ministry maintains a jet for same minister at $500 million monthly, legislators taking a large chunk of the national budget etc. How will the country not shut down? Asuu demands aside government needs to do more for nigerian universties and education in general
but demands from senators, house of reps and even you ministers with ur retinue of idle "special advisers and PA's" cannot shut down the country!
ReplyDeleteso it is education sector that will suffer bcos of security. Is there even any improvement in any sector? anyway train is now working and smb said there is now int'l flight in SE, kudos indeed.
ReplyDeleteBut PEJ has money to destabilise River state and organise fruitless rally that cost millions if not billions of naira
Mr Minister,how much have you(Government) spent on militant and boko haram crisis over the years? How much have the Government spent on the Almagiri projects in the north since the beginning of Jonathan's administration? How much have the Nigerian Government invested on education? How much is the Government going to spend in settling PDP crisis? How much have the Government spent on failed projects in the country?How much have the Government spent to lobby senators and house of rep members on the passage of their favourable bills? And how much is the Government planning to spend on the fourth coming 100 years centenary celebration? O.U.WILLIAMSON
ReplyDeleteFuck u yeye minister
ReplyDeleteASUU's demand is nothing compared to the loots of u senators, reps, ministers, turuku or tukur and GEJ himself. OLORIBURUKU PEOPLE
ReplyDeleteLabaran Maku or whatever your useles name is called.....shut up....shuuuuuuut up, idiot, do you have any biological Child or ward schooling in Nigerian Public University? look at you pretending that 'OUR CHILDREN ARE SUFFERING'' Do you care?????????? Idiots how will the country not shut down when u Cabals hijack the nation's resources with so much impunity? You ple shld just wait wait the D Day is coming...........the awakening is near.....Nonsense
ReplyDeleteMaku IDIOT what are u saying that ASUU should rethink while u OGAS at the top u are not rethinking. U nonsense man in fact BOY what will u say on the following 1the 400bn that was spend on no account 2 and the money the senators are spending for themselves annualy
ReplyDeletetell us how much does each presidential jet "Dr" owns cost? cant he sell one-three and spend the money on education.
ReplyDeletewhen d day com its u ministers n senators whose flesh wud b roasted n eaten so fatten up 4 us now,d time is near
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