NIGERIA@53 Years Report Card

Electricity.... ..........E8
Education...... .......E8
Prostitution... .......A1
Good Road........... ..D7
Banking Sector......E8 Bombing........ .......A1.
Creativity..... .............D7
Telecommunicati on....E8
Security....... .............F9
Corruption..... ..........A1
Cash Embezzlement.A1 Leadership..... ..........F9
Job opportunity.... .....F9........ .....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm,
Dis is serious. Is this not cary
over?

OKOROCHA'S RELOCATION TO ANAMBRA WILL NOT SAVE NGIGE! - OBIANO CAMPAIGN SPITS FIRE

The Willie Obiano campaign forum Friday
dismissed, as an exercise in futility, Imo State
governor Rochas Okorocha's relocation to
Anambra State to campaign for the candidate of
the All Progressives Congress (APC), senator Chris
Ngige, in the November 16 Gubernatorial Election. The group, which declared that Anambra State is
an APGA stronghold, said the party's flag bearer,
Chief Willie Obiano, would emerge victorious at the
end of the governorship election. The National Co-ordinator of the Campaign Forum,
Owelle Onyeka Mbaso who recently stormed
Awka, the Anambra State capital with a large
crowd of party faithful, mobilised by the 21 co-
ordinators of the Forum from all the local
government areas of the state dismissed Okorocha as a political lightweight whose threats do not
amount to more than an empty rhetoric. "I laughed when I read Okorocha's comment about
his planned relocation to Awka. But what people
ought to ask is; what is Okorocha's political weight
even in Imo State where he is the governor?
Okorocha was a political wanderer for 15 years
until our great party rescued him from the wilderness and we welcome his visit to take his
candidate back to the wilderness. APGA will defeat
APC and other parties in the coming election.
Ungrateful Rochas okorocha will lose now and in
2015," Mbaso said. The group assured Anambra people not to lose
sleep over Okorocha's comment as they were the
"typical rants of a man in political delirium." According to him, Anambra State is too enlightened
to be led by the noose by anybody including
Okorocha. "Governor Rochas Okorocha is well
known for his unguarded statements that almost
got himself into trouble when he once addressed
former President, Olusegun Obasanjo as though they were mates. Besides, we cannot support a
party that encourages the deportation of Ndigbo
from Lagos. APGA is a political party that has the
best manifesto for good governance," he declared.

Say Your Mind

53years into our independence from Oct 1, 1960 to
Oct 1, 2013, what is your assessment of Nigeria's Education sector? Where did we go wrong and
what can the Federal Government do to make
things right?

JONATHAN PLANS TO ARREST OBASANJO, ATIKU, OTHERS SAYS NEW PDP

The Abubakar Baraje led Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) has said
that the party has uncovered plots
by President Goodluck Jonathan to
arrest former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and his erstwhile deputy, Atiku Abubakar. Similarly, the party also said
members of the league of G7
governors and leaders of the
Baraje faction have also been
marked for arrest ad detention. Governors in the G7 are: Rotimi
Amaechi (Rivers); Musa
Kwankwaso (Kano); Murtala
Nyako (Adamawa); Aliyu
Wamakko (Sokoto); Babangida
Aliyu (Niger); Sule Lamido (Jigawa); and Abdulfatah Ahmed
(Kwara). In a statement yesterday by its
National Publicity Secretary,
Chukwuemeka Eze, the faction
said intelligence report in its
possession revealed that the
Presidency was already putting finishing touches to the plan. According the party, the
Presidency’s plot is code named
“Operation Total Crackdown on
G7 and their allies in the New
PDP”. “When we got details of the plot
to arrest and commit the
leadership of New PDP to prison
without charge we thought it
was a joke. “The reality, however, dawned on
us after we read the interview of
our friend and brother, Alhaji
Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, in the
PREMIUM TIMES of 26th September,
2013, confirming that President Goodluck Jonathan is under
pressure to arrest former
President Olusegun Obasanjo and
former Vice President Atiku
Abubakar without any further
delay. “The sin of these two
distinguished Nigerian statesmen,
according to those plotting their
“demystification”, is their alleged
support for the New PDP,
including the G7 Governors. That this evil plot is being conceived by
the Presidency confirms that the
Abacha days are truly here again
with us”, the statement added. The party said in view of the
development, the leadership of the
Baraje group had, in an
emergency meeting of its National
Working Committee, brainstormed
on how best to respond to the plot. “Our conclusion at the end of the
meeting was that we would not
be intimidated for any reason,
even if it means death, as we are
fighting a just cause of reclaiming,
recovering and establishing our party based on the vision of its
founding fathers as the party is
currently usurped by some
members who do not know how
it was formed. “Baraje, knowing how dirty some
of the hawks in the Presidency
can fight when pushed to the
wall, directed NWC members to
write their wills immediately after
the meeting as we have entered the stage of no retreat and no
surrender – fully determined to
reclaim what rightly belongs to
us”, the party said. Baraje urged the G7 Governors
not to be intimidated or
frightened by any tactics or
strategy employed by “state
forces” to coerce them to forgo
any of the issues they have been asked to present before President
Jonathan in the October
7 meeting. The party regretted that instead of
employing diplomacy to attend to
the issues that brought about the
present conflict, the Presidency
had chosen to apply force. Baraje said that rather than being
disturbed by the plot, his
members are ready for any tactics
that may be adopted by the
Presidency in the alleged
crackdown. “In this regard, we wish to urge
both the Presidency and those
detailed to attack us not to waste
time or wait till October 7 to start
arresting us, as there are
thousands of Nigerians ready to step into our shoes and fight this
cause to its conclusion. “We are convinced that at the
appropriate time; Asari Dokubo
will join us when he is convinced
as a social crusader, the injustice
we have been subjected to in PDP
all these years so we are not threatened by his outbursts”,
Baraje added. The party quoted a one time
President of the United States,
Theodore Roosevelt, to buttress its
determination to face the alleged
threat squarely. Roosevelt had stated in that
memorable speech: “Patriotism
means to stand by the country. It
does not mean to stand by the
president or any other public
official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the
country.”

ANAMBRA: APC GUBER CANDIDATE DEFECTS TO PPA; ACCUSES APC OF ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE

A former governorship aspirant of the All
Progressives Alliance (APC) in Anambra State,
Godwin Ezeemo, has defected to the Progressive
Peoples Alliance (PPA), claiming that the former
was not democratic enough. He told journalists in Awka on Saturday that he
decamped to PPA because APC, under which he
had nursed an ambition to contest for the state’s
governorship position, lacked internal democracy. Mr. Ezeemo, who spoke through Okey Nwoke, the
Publicity Secretary of his campaign organisation,
said that he defected from APC “because of the
high level of electoral malpractice at its primaries,
which produced Senator Chris Ngige as the
governorship candidate.’’ He alleged that APC failed to conduct the
gubernatorial primaries on the principles of equity
and fairness.
“The National leadership of APC had already made
up their mind on who would have the ticket; the
primary election was, therefore, a mere formality. APC lacked the internal structure to conduct the
primaries; so, they just selected their candidate. “Equal opportunities were not given to all the
aspirants; plans for the programme were vague to
other aspirants, while all required information was
given only to Sen. Ngige. I considered this as unfair
and I decided to leave for another party,’’ he said. Mr. Ezeemo stressed that it was illogical for APC,
which had been advocating fairness and the due
process, to turn around and become guilty of what
it had been preaching against.
He described PPA as a peace-loving party, adding
that he had decided to use its platform to accomplish his goals and vision for the
development of Anambra. He said that he had a
five-point agenda for the state’s development if
elected as governor in the November16 election.
The aspirant said that his priority areas of interest
included infrastructural development, security, education, health, rural transformation and
agriculture.
Efforts to get reactions from the state APC
headquarters over the alleged electoral malpractice
during its governorship primaries proved abortive.
However, the state PPA Chairman, Anayo Obidigbo, said that the party would launch its governorship
campaign on October 21. (NAN)

JIM IYKE RECEIVES DELIVERANCE AT TB JOSHUA'S CHURCH

During the deliverance session at TB Joshua’s
church,
Nollywood star actor, Jim Ikye fell at his feet and
started crying as he was delivered from demonic
spirits that had prevented him from finding love
and getting married. The spirit spoke through him, saying, “it was the
cause of his setback and disappointment”.

Another policeman caught on video demanding N10,000 bribe

For the third time in the past two months,
another policeman has been caught on video
demanding a bribe of N10,000 from a motorist. The footage, secretly filmed by a passenger at the
back seat of a vehicle in Onitsha, Anambra State,
has so far received thousands of hits on
YouTube. The three-minute 18-second video
which first appeared on the YouTube channel of
one Tola Tim, has since become an Internet sensation. In the video, a policeman apprehended the driver
of a vehicle that was coming from Akure, Ondo
State to Umuahia, Abia State. The policeman sat in
the front seat with the driver, and after checking
the vehicle particulars, declared that he had
discovered some discrepancies between the documents and the chassis number. In the video, the policeman explained that the
number ‘0’ was the last number on the chassis
number inscribed on the vehicle, while number
‘3’was the last number on the documents
presented to him for perusal. The driver was seen arguing with the policeman
that he had asked him to veer off the road in
order to enable him (policeman) do proper
checking of the vehicle. Once the alleged
discrepancies were discovered, the policeman
insisted that he would collect N10,000 before he would release him. The driver’s appeal that there was an unintended
mix-up somewhere and that the vehicle was not
a stolen one fell on deaf ears. A nursing mother
who sat at the back also appealed to the
policeman. The man in uniform bellows, “Settle us. Just give
us N10,000 make I waka comot. Or is it too
much? If I knew you stole the vehicle, I won’t
collect money from you.” But the driver, on noticing the adamance of the
policeman, said he won’t give in to his demands. “It is three much! I want you to take me to your
station. I’m not afraid of anything. I can go back
to Akure. At worst, I will miss my appointment in
Umuahia. Why will I part with N10,000 on the
vehicle I didn’t steal? No sir! I can’t do that. “I will rather go back to Akure, get the
registration officer and other supporting
documents, come back with another vehicle and
clear myself. And that is to tell you that I have not
done something wrong,” the driver said. The unidentified driver also calmed the nerves of
the apprehensive nursing mother who clutched a
baby girl to herself. “My sister, don’t worry! At
worst, you will sleep in a hotel with your baby
when I go back to Akure,” the driver added. The policeman replied, “Eh eh. It is three much.
Wetin make am too much?” After ruminating
over the issue for some seconds, the policeman,
who was armed with a gun, ordered, “Driver,
come down.” And the video went dead. Meanwhile, outrage has trailed the incident on
various social media platforms. Those who have
watched the video online describe the encounter
as a pointer to the depth of rot and decay in the
Nigeria Police Force. They urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr.
Mohammed Abubakar, to conduct an orderly
room trial to ascertain the policeman’s culpability
in the alleged crime and place appropriate
sanctions on him if found guilty. An anonymous reader
on lindaikeji.blogspot.com says apart from
condemning the act of corruption and sacking
the culprit, more needs to be done to cater for the
welfare of the rank and file of the police. The reader said, “If you have a police officer as
your relative, you will understand better. The
income they get can’t even feed them alone not
to talk of their families. The country doesn’t cater
adequately for their needs. Many police barracks
look like refuse dumps and they are expected to live there with their children.” But a YouTube user, Paul Saint, argued that there
is no excuse for being corrupt, attributing the
behaviour to greed. Saint stated, “This has nothing to do with the
service welfare of the police. Corruption in
Nigeria has nothing to do with low or high salary
pay. If you are corrupt, no matter what you earn,
you will still find ways to illegally enrich yourself.
Most cases of corruption recorded in this country are perpetrated by persons who are otherwise
fairlycomfortable with bribes. “Corruption is as a result of greed only. Not
poverty or low pay. We must condemn
corruption at all times and not make excuses for
it. But even if they are not well paid, there is no
excuse for corruption. The most corrupt persons
in Nigeria started off with collecting less than N10,000 and because we excuse them or
celebrate them, they step up their demands to
millions and billions. Well paid or not, do not
demand or collect bribe.” It will be recalled that three cops have so far been
dismissed by the police authorities after being
filmed demanding bribes from motorists. A police sergeant, Chris Omeleze, who was
caught on video camera extorting N25,000 from
a motorist in Lagos in August was the first
casuality of the social media whistle-blowing. Two traffic policewomen, corporals Elizabeth
Itolor and Jennifer Azingbe, who were also
videotaped receiving N100 bribe from a
commercial bus driver at the Oshodi/Apapa
Expressway were dismissed earlier this month.

Outrage at Yobe students killings

Political leaders, among them President
Goodluck Jonathan, condemned the weekend
killing of more than 40 students at the College
of Agriculture in Gujba, Yobe State by
suspected members of Boko Haram Sect. Speaking in a Presidential media chat,
Jonathan described the attack as a “transient
challenge.” He assured Nigerians that the government
would continue to do what was required to
protect them. Yobe Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, who visited
the injured students at the Sani Abatcha
Specialist Hospital in Damaturu, described the
attack as devastating, heinous and barbaric. He commiserated with families of the victims
and assured them the state government
would settle the bill for medical treatment for
the injured. Gaidam called on the military and other law
enforcement operatives in the state to
intensify surveillance and patrols to deal more
effectively with the prevailing security
challenges. He noted that although there was increase in
troop movement and the deployment of more
military hardware in the northeast, people
were yet to see the kind of action on the
ground that effectively dealt with terrorists. He pledged to continue to supporting security
agencies to restore peace and security. Gaidam called for regular patrols along the
Maiduguri-Damaturu-Potiskum highway
where many attacks had taken place. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar
described the killing as senseless and tragic. “As a father, I am deeply saddened by these
senseless murders. These were young
Nigerians studying agriculture with a goal of
helping to feed our nation,” he said. The Northern States Governors Forum,
through its chairman, Governor Babangida
Aliyu of Niger State, described the killing as
horrendous, callous and devoid of any shred
of humanity. The group called on security agencies to do
more to protect lives and properties of citizens
and ensure that those behind the violence in
the region were brought to justice.

Varsities should pay ASUU’s allowances from IGR — President Jonathan

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday night
denied signing any pact or single term
agreement with anybody, saying “I didn’t sign
agreement with anybody, if I have signed
agreement with anybody he would have shown
you”. Answering questions during the Presidential
Media Chat last night as part of the programmes,
marking the 53rd Independence Anniversary of
Nigeria, Jonathan said he would concentrate on
how to deliver on his mandate to Nigerians. However, Jonathan hinted that if Nigerians had
agreed with the single tenure he suggested
previously, “I wouldn’t have been involved in the
process”. He declared that his declaration of presidential
ambition for 2015 general election will create
crisis within the political system, even as he
stated that it is too early for him to declare his
intention to contest. Jonathan, who noted that there are electoral laws
governing the conduct of elections and
regulating the political activities, added that
declaration of his ambition now or by any other
aspiring candidate would definitely create crisis
in the polity. He said “we have laws in this country and I
appreciate the fact that our electoral laws tend to
regulate the political activities. The electoral law
gives the INEC the timetable to follow. If you do it
earlier you will distablise government, whether it
is Jonathan or any other person that has right to contest. “You don’t declare intention now because it will
distablise political process. Electoral law has the
timetable for political parties and individuals to
declare his intention. It is not yet time to declare
intention. “My declaration or not does not stop anybody
from declaring intention. You don’t need to wait
for me to say I am contesting or not before you
declare your intention if you are interested. So, if
you want to contest, you don’t need to wait for
Jonathan”. President Jonathan described the strike by
university lecturers as unfortunate, declaring that
the action has serious political undertone. “Why should a state university lecturer go on
strike for a federal problem?, the president
queried. The president noted that the strike had political
colouration giving the commitment of the current
administration to address the challenges of
university education and the refusal of ASUU to
call off the strike despite the fact that government
has conceded to many of their demands in the 2009 agreement. Jonathan, however, stressed that there are some
items in the agreement that are implementable
such as the demand for transfer of government
landed property to universities. The earned allowances, the President explained
are supposed to be paid from the internally
generated revenues of the universities. He added that as part of government
commitment to transform the nation’s
universities, he set up Needs Assessment
Committee who visited all public universities in
Nigeria to take inventory of the institutions. He regretted that ASUU has failed to recognize
government in this direction, insisting that there
have been many strikes in this country and those
strikes were without such commitment as
demonstrated his government. Even though, he stated that his commitment is
total to make changes, but he hinted at the need
to revisit our labour laws because of the
excesses of the trade unions. “We will begin to look at the labour laws because
of the excesses of labour unions,” he said. President Jonathan used the occasion to call on
the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off
the strike in the interest of Nigeria and the
children. President Jonathan who stated that the security
situation has improved significantly as the
government has put in place measures to
effectively check the Boko Haram insurgencies,
especially after the bombing of UN building and
the Police Headquarters in Abuja, however said “ I dont know if Shekau is dead or alive”. Against what people were saying, the President
said that Boko Haram is not the creation of his
government but started when he was the Vice
President and the leader of the sect was killed. On when terrorism will come to an end, the
president said, I am not God, i can”t say terrorism
wont happen again. “The excesses of Boko Haram, started with the
bombing of Mammy market in Abuja, the UN
building and Police Headquarters. We quickly
built up capacity after that to stem the
insurgence. He assured that within the limit of human
competence, his government will see that such
attacks did not occur especially in Abuja. On the recent Apo killings, President Jonathan
stated that from the security briefing he received,
there were Boko Haram elements in the place
who had confrontation with security agents.
On the sacking of the Ministers, the President said
it has nothing to do with the G7 Governors, saying that it was a normal and common process
in governance to reshuffle cabinet from time to time
and wondered why his own move should
generate such public interest. The president also said he has no need for a
Minister of Defence, saying the service chiefs are
primarily responsible for the defence of the
nation.
He explained that the low-key celebration of the
53rd Independence anniversary has nothing to do with the security challenges in the country,
even as he stated that until 2014, his government
will not do any elaborate ceremony. On the economic front, the President said that
Nigeria is not broke, as he noted the World
outside has a favourable report of the Nigeria’s
economy.
How can anybody wake up from a dream and
say the country is bankrupt? Nigeria is not bankrupt. Corruption is not Nigerias number one problem,
corruption is as old as the human race, he added. The President admitted that the stealing of crude
oil is done by the power and mighty in the
society, who are very rich and have cartel in the
countries where the stolen oil are being sold. Jonathan, who expressed hope for the future of
the country, noted that the standard of life has
improved significantly, even though he stated
Nigeria still has its challenges. But he added that the current challenges
confronting Nigeria were peculiar to developing
nations.

Joke Of The Day

Mr James and his friend Mr Efe were
arguing about their sons'stupidity.Mr.
James argued that his son was more foolish
thanEfe's son. EFE however disagreed, so
they decided to put their sonsto test.Mr.
James called his son and asked him to buy something for him at the market. The boy
ran-out without even asking for what to
buy and money.
Mr. James said, "you see how foolish he is?
he didn't even ask for what to buy or
money". Mr Efe retorted, is this what you call
foolishness? just wait and see.He calls his
son Akpos and said "go home and check if i
am in the house". Akpos took to his heels
and came back panting, "papa you no dey
house. Mama say you dey your friend place.
Who is more foolish....

Joke Of The Day

Strike continues, says ASUU

University teachers said yesterday that their
strike will go on — 89 days after it began. This is in spite of the intervention by Vice
President Namadi Sambo in bringing the lecturers
back to the negotiation table. The teachers are seeking proper funding of
education and the payment of their N87 billion
earned allowances. These are part of the 2009 agreement between
the teachers and the government. The
government has offered N30 billion for the
earned allowances and made available
N100billion for projects on the campuses. The
lecturers rejected the offer. The strike has been on since July 1. The latest position of the Academic Staff Union of
Universities (ASUU), the umbrella association of
the teachers to go on with the strike, was made
known yesterday by University of Lagos
(UNILAG) chapter Chairman Dr. Karo Ogbinika, in a
statement. According to him, ASUU last month pulled out of
the negotiation with the Federal Government,
which was represented by Benue State Governor
Gabriel Suswam, based on the government’s
insincerity and non-commitment. He said the Presidency intervened, calling for
another round of meetings with Vice President
Namadi Sambo last week which, according to
ASUU, also ended in a stalemate. The union said it was disappointed because it
hoped the Presidency’s intervention would
dampen the tension the strike had generated;
but, rather, the government was re-echoing the
same stance by Suswam, which was why ASUU
withdrew from the negotiation. ASUU said: “After the meeting on September 19
with the Vice-President, it is clear that the Federal
Government is merely paying lip service to
education in Nigeria and deceiving the public on
its commitment to its transformation agenda. “The Nigerian people should not be deceived.
How can there be a meaningful transformation
when the education sector is neglected and
gradually taken over by private entrepreneurs,
including government functionaries who are
busy bulding private universities with stolen funds in and outside Nigeria. Can these
universities be truly called private? “ASUU is assuring Nigerians that it will not back
out in its struggle to ensure that the government
is made to do what is right in the education
sector. This is a commitment that all members of
the union have vowed to pursue to its logical
conclusion.” The union said it had reported back to its various
zones many of which still insisted the strike must
continue.” Hundreds of students of Bayero University, Kano
(BUK) yesterday gave the Federal Government a
one week ultimatum to meet all the demands of
ASUU or face the wrath of students. The students, who staged a peaceful protest,
urged the Federal Government to respect and
implement the 2009 ASUU/FG agreement. Addressing the protesters at the BUK gate, the
university’s Students Union President, Sani
Ibrahim, said they were forced to stage the
protest, “because we are tired of staying at
home”. “Our mates in other countries are in
school; why should the case of Nigerian students be different?” “As part of the struggle to fight for our right is
being pursued, I will like to salute our students
for their patience while receiving the negative
consequences of bad governance. We believe
that the delay in resuming lectures in our
universities is not only lamentable but also devastating. We believe even more strongly that
now is the time to let our leaders know that
enough is enough and we shall wake up and say
‘no’ to injustice being meted out to Nigerian
students. “We also call on the government to review the
annual budget for the education sector from
eight per cent to 26 per cent, so as to ensure
adequate rehabilitation of infrastructure in our
universities, including hostels, laboratories,
potable water and constant supply of electricity. “We are calling on ASUU to give government
more opportunity to dialogue so as to quickly
resolve the differences in the best interest of
Nigerian students. We are giving ASUU and the
Federal Government one week to sort things out
and resume lectures; otherwise Nigerian students will look for other alternatives to fight for our
right. Education is our right and no one should
take it away from us,” Ibrahim noted. But for the intervention of the police, who
pleaded with the protesting students, they would
have taken to the streets. ASUU members at the Adekunle Ajasin
University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) insisted
yesterday that they would not return to work,
until the Federal Government resolves the issues. This was contrary to a report that the
management was already consulting with the
striking lecturers on the need to call back the
students by end of this month. The union urged Vice-Chancellor Prof. Femi
Mimiko to toe the path of rule of law and refrain
from any desperate act of self-help in his attempt
to reopen the university. In a statement by their counsel, Mr. Charles
Titiloye, the union noted with great concern the
threat by the vice-chancellor to re-open the
University for academic activities, despite of the
strike. The union warned that it would not allow
contract lecturers or newly employed graduate
fellows to be used to resume teaching in the
school.

The 2013 NEA Awards

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Joke Of The Day

A pastor and a church
sister were Being
Intimate under a tree,not knowing, dsan was
up on the tree hiding & smoking. After the act,
the sister asked the pastor, did u use condom?
Pastor: no!!!! why?
Girl: supposing i get
pregnant who will take care of the baby?
The pastor replied,``let's
leave it to the one above. On hearinq this dsan jumped down
and screamed, U ARE
CRAZY? LEAVE WHAT For WHO?
AM I THE FUKER?

Strike: NUT Gives FG, ASUU 2 Weeks Ultimatum

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on Thursday
gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal
Government and the Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, to resolve the strike
embarked upon by university lecturers since 1
July. The NUT President, Mr Michael Olukoya, gave the
ultimatum in Abuja at the end of the union’s
meeting with teachers’ representatives across
the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
ASUU, had on July 1, embarked on a strike it
described as “comprehensive, total and
indefinite”. The lecturers are protesting the non-
implementation of some issues, contained in an
agreement the union had entered into with the
Federal Government since 2009. Olukoya said that members of the union would
not hesitate to close down the nation’s schools, if
the two parties failed to reach agreement after
two weeks. He described the current ASUU strike “as
nationalistic, patriotic and self-sacrificing. “We will not hesitate to shut down the education
system in the country, if the government fails to
fulfil or honour the agreement it entered into
with the lecturers.” The NUT president said that Governor Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo’s call for a complete over-haul
of teachers’ qualification as unacceptable to the
NUT. He said that the blame should be put on the
doorsteps of the employers and not teachers. “NUT will forever be proud of all its teachers,
believing that all employment agencies are
corruption-free, disciplined and quality conscious
in their employment drives.” Olukoya also urged the governors of Kogi, Benue
and Cross River to honour the agreement they
made with teachers on the payment of 27.5 per
cent teachers salary structure.

Joke Of The Day

ebuka told his Oga at the
shop to wait at the gate and pick him up after His
Commerce exam at the Commercial Secondary
school where he was Registered.
He was given Commerce Exam question paper and
the only question he could Answer was question number 3 and it says: ''Differentiate between a
Warehouse and a Shop.''(20marks)
After much thinking he smiled and wrote his
answer: Warehouse is at Ojota while shop is at
Alaba. Then he submitted his paper and went to
meet his Oga at the gate. Oga : Ebuka , how did it go?
Ebuka: It was so simple Oga, question number
three Says: Differentiate between a warehouse and
a Shop.
Oga : And what did you write ?
Ebuka: Well I wrote that warehouse is at Ojota while shop Is at Alaba.
Oga : So is that all you wrote ?
Ebuka : Yes .
Oga : Common go back and put the phone numbers
and Complete address, stupid boy! That's how you
lose customers

Joke Of The Day

see wetin ASUU strike cause!
Conversation Between a Rat and Student...
Rat: (with tiny voice) Hello...
Student: Hello, Who am I speaking with?
Rat: Na Dsan be dis abi? Student: Yes, you are speaking with Dsan,
who
is this please?
Rat: So you no recognise my voice abi? Na me your
Room Mate.
Student: You say what? Rat: Your Room Mate Rat, I dey ur Room now.
Student: I beg your pardon?
Rat: Which yeye beg you dey beg. I never chop
since U comot 3months ago. I check that place you
dey
put food i no see anything. I check kitchen nothing,I even check your Fridge no
single food there. E be like say you wan kill me abi?
No problem, I just say make I let you know say
that
your Certificate 4 inside your wardrobe wey dem
write ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY IGBARIAM, I don eat the
'''ANAMBRA STATE" comot, Remaining "UNIVERSITY
IGBARIAM".
Let me see which work you go take
UNIVERSITY IGBARIAM" go find.....,!?

Blackberry In Varsities:Case Study

It is no news that any technological device that
finds its way into Nigeria is usually accepted to
the extreme. The advent of Global Service of
Mobile communication (GSM) attracted users in no
small number, to the extent that it was regarded
as “General Street Madness” in some parts of the country. Also, social network like Facebook, Twitter, 2go
etc came along; trust Nigerians, they joined the
trend as if Nigeria invented those social websites. But the problem is that Nigerian users lack
appropriate decorum for utilising any technology
that comes into the country. Talking of the latest
craze in town - Blackberry – youths and adults
have joined the mad rush to acquire the device. Blackberry is a device that has inbuilt social
network applications that link people from
different geographical areas in a jiffy. You can
use it to access the Internet at any point in time.
These services are not free. Users subscribe for
Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) to make use of the device. Its functions as a personal digital assistant
(PDA)and portable media player. It is primarily
known for its ability to send and receive instant
messages via Wi-Fi connectivity. It is the latest
swag in town now, especially among girls in
universities. Everybody wants to own a BB phone. In
universities and other institutions, if a girl doesn’t
belong to the “Blackberry clique,” she is no way
a big babe. In the classroom, market, hospital etc,
you either ping or get pinged. It has got to the
extent that many girls become desperate and are ready to go to any length to attain to the
Blackberry clique. To such people, using a
Blackberry is a do-or-die affair, to the extent that
friends abandon friends who don’t have
Blackberry! Because of the desperate rush, the phone has
become pure water because many people now
own . A day can’t goby without you hearing
someone asking for your Blackberry pin. Even in
classrooms, the attention of Blackberry users is
the usually diverted from lectures because of BB chats. Last Monday, I was in the class receiving a lecture
when suddenly we heard a sarcastic laughter
from the back. It was two friends sitting beside
each other pinging themselves about the faded
attire worn by their lecturer. The laughter caught
the attention of the class and it almost got them in trouble. The same thing happened in my hostel two
weeks ago as two friends argued over the
device. In a nutshell, the coming of this device has
exposed the other side of Nigerians and perhaps,
humanity. It now looks as if GSM has just came to
Nigeria. The cost of BIS subscription would not even
deter the youths from using the device that is
gradually derailing them from achieving their
dreams. Instead of wasting time and money on
mundane activities such as BB chats and pinging,
why not focus on research and invention of new things that will be useful in our nation? Our youths are always on the lookout for exotic
things; only God knows the next invention that
would manipulate the cognitive behaviour of the
Nigerian youths and derail them from attaining
their educational aspirations.

The Blackberry Madness In Our Varsities: A Case Study

The Blackberry Madness In Our Varsities: A Case Study

NASU Threatens To Go On Strike Next Week

THREE months into the shutting of academic work in the nation’s universities, the non- academic staff of the universities on Tuesday said they would embark on their strike action next week except the government pay the two months’ salary being own them before then. General Secretary, Non-Academic Staff Union of
Educational and Associated Institutions, Mr. Peters
Adeyemi, told journalists in Ilorin, Kwara State,
that members of the union were being forced
into embarking on a strike action by the refusal
of the Federal Government to pay their salaries for August and September. The NASU scribe said, “NASU will start its own
strike next week because we have been
working and government has refused to pay our
salaries. For us, it does not make sense to
continue to keep the system running when we
are not paid our salary. The reason for this is not known to us. “Workers in all federal universities are not paid
their salary right now and that is big challenge.
Government has not paid our salary for August
and as we are talking now, today is September
24, they are effectively owing us two months’
salary and there’s no way we can continue to do this work with empty stomach, while they go
about running around the globe with heavy
stomach.” Adeyemi, who spoke during NASU’s National
Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, said the
union had displayed maturity in handling its
grievances but that the government was pushing
the members to the wall. He said NASU had shied away from joining the
three-month-old strike by the Academic Staff
Union of Universities, though the non-academic
staff had been having their own grouse with the
Federal Government. Adeyemi said the government had not explained
to them why their August and September salaries
were yet to be paid. He said that the union had been reluctant on
embarking on strike since many Nigerians felt
uncomfortable with the incessant strikes in the
nation’s tertiary institutions. He, however, said that members of the union
could not continue to work while being inflicted
with hunger by the non-payment of their
salaries. Adeyemi said, “We we think as Nigerians and
parents, we don’t have to unnecessarily ground
the system. But if you take this our maturity and
level-headedness to mean stupidity, then of
course, we are running out of patience. “Nigerians would have known that we
deliberately did not want this continuous
disruption of academic activities because, of
course, Nigerians are complaining that those of
us in the academic world have continuously
ruined the future of students by going on to many strikes imposed on us by the government. “That is one of the reasons why this time around
we did not want to necessarily go on strike, but
government is pushing us to that point and
Nigerians will have no reason not to understand
our position if we start the strike by next week.”

Asuu Strike:Our Struggle Will Improve Education Sector –ASUU President

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Dr. Nasir Fagge, said on Tuesday that the current strike by lecturers of public universities in the country was a sacrifice for better things to come. Fagge told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos
that there would be no development unless the
deficits in the education sector, especially the
university system, were addressed once and for
all. University teachers, under the aegis of ASUU,
have since June 30 embarked on what they
described as comprehensive, total and indefinite
strike in public universities across the country. The lecturers are asking for the implementation
of some aspects of an agreement they jointly
entered into with the Federal Government in
2009. According to Fagge, it is regrettable that the
strike is protracted, and that the decision of ASUU
to remain adamant until its demands are fully met
can seem uncomfortable and worrisome. He said that the industrial action was a sacrifice
needed to salvage the entire economy of the
country. He said, “I sincerely want to call on all concerned,
especially students and parents, to bear with us,
as well as join hands with us in the struggle to
right the wrongs in our education sector once
and for all, for the good of us all and that of the
country. “I know it is quite a difficult time for us but I also
want to state that what we are doing is for our
own good, as well as to ensure that strikes
become rare, as a weapon to get things done in
our system. “We also want to ensure that there is sincerity
and respect for mutual agreements by parties in
order to attain a common goal for the good of
our dear country” Meanwhile, a group, the Registered Trustees of
Golden Women of Integrity and Vision
Association, has dragged ASUU before the
National Industrial Court over the ongoing strike
action. Others listed as defendants in the suit number
NICN/Abj/242/2013 are the ministers of Labour
and Productivity, Education, Finance and Justice,
as well as the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation. In the suit, the plaintiffs are asking the court to
determine whether the strike action embarked
upon by ASUU was not illegal, and whether
members of the union are not bound by the
policy of ‘no-work no-pay’ and therefore not
entitled to their salary during the period of the strike. They also want the court to determine whether
members of the union are entitled to continue to
retain their employment, having abandoned their
work in the universities, and whether or not the
union complied with the mandatory provisions
of sections 4 and 5 of the Trade Dispute Act CAP T8 LFN 2004 before embarking on the strike. Also, the court was asked to determine whether
or not the Minister of Education is not entitled to
determine the employment of the members of the
union since they have abandoned their work in
the universities. In addition, the plaintiffs want the court to
declare that the strike action embarked upon by
ASUU since July 2, 2013, is illegal,
unconstitutional, and null and void; they also
want the court to declare that the strike action is
unlawful and unwarranted in the face of the payment of over N50bn to the union by Federal
Government.

PDP Chief Berates Fayemi Over Merger Of Varsities

Ex-Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education and governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, on Tuesday described the merging of the three universities in the state by the Governor Kayode Fayemi administration as a “disservice to Ekiti people.” Adeyeye, who is also a former spokesman of the
pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, is a PDP
governorship aspirant in the state. He spoke at
Efon-Alaaye during his tour of Efon, Ijero and
Ekiti West local government areas. Noting that the state was financially capable to
fund more than three universities, he said he
would establish more tertiary institutions in the
state if elected as governor. Adeyeye, who described education as the major
industry of Ekiti State, queried, “If the PDP
government that established the University of
Education, Ikere; and University of Science and
Technology, Ifaki-Ekiti was funding the two
institutions, including the University of Ado-Ekiti successfully, why would any government merge
the three into one? “Even with the merger of the three universities,
has there been any improvement as per
funding?” He promised to establish a tertiary institution in
Efon-Alaaye if voted into office, saying, “If I have
my way, I will establish as many tertiary
institutions as possible because it aids
development. “Look at the economy of all the towns where
tertiary institutions were established and
imagine us taking education as an industry and
having more higher institutions in Ekiti State. The
economy of our towns and villages will be
boosted and it will reduce rural-urban migration.” The PDP Chairman in Efon Local Government, Femi
Oluwatayo, described Adeyeye as a promise
keeper, who was well grounded in the politics of
the state. At the venue were former Secretary to the Ekiti
State Government, Chief Afolabi Ojuawo; former
Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Sola
Ajigbolamu; and former Deputy Speaker, Taiwo
Olatunbosun, among others.

Annie Macaulay & Tuface Idibia Expecting Second Child Together

Manager Says Tuface’s Publicist Confirms Annie Idibia’s
Pregnancy Before now, it has been widely
speculated that the actress, Annie
Macauly was pregnant with her second
child to the singer, 2face. Annie came out to debunk the story in
its entirety. But from the look of things,
it appears that the actress has actually
started the nine month journey if what
her hubby’s manager, Efe Omorogbe is
anything to go by. Efe disclosed that the entertainment
couple is expecting their second baby
together. The actress is said to be in her second
trimester stage and is expected to
deliver another Idibia in four months
time. Recall that Tuface Idibia has a baby girl,
Isabella with Annie, and five other
children from two baby mamas, Pero
Adeniyi and Sunmbo Ajaba

Joke Of The Day

An old woman boarded a bus to
lagos frm calabar told d driver;
"driver,if u reach Benin tell me o!
D Driver nodded n then she shouted
again"my children,una hear wetin I tell am? Everybody responded YES
MA.
On d long journey to
lagos,everybodyslept off but dis
woman neva blinkd.Dey neva knew
she doesn't know Benin. Afta several hours of driving and lagos
closeby wit Benin about 4hrs
bhind,d poor woman then
asked; driver,u neva reach benin
ni? Ooooh!!D driver
exclaimed; madam Benin is like 4hrs behind us.D woman started
crying"take me back 2 Benin abeg
I no wan wahala o!!! After all
said, and considering d age of d
woman it was agreed dat d driver
shld turn back 2 Benin. On getting 2 Benin,d driver came
down,opened d door n told d
woman she is in Benin. D woman
simply opened her hand
bag, brought out a card of
panadol, removd 2 tablets n swallowd dem wit water. She then
smiled and said,na my daughter
say if I reach Benin make I take 2
tablets of panadol. Oya make wey dey go lagos

Joke Of The Day

Some Schools And Their School Fees

Below are the Lists of Nigerian Institution and their various school fees 1.) KWARAPOLY : INDEGENE - N28,000
NON INDEGENE - N44,000 2.) LAUTECH : INDEGENE = 65,000 -
NON INDEGENE = N72,500 (STAYLITE -
300L UPWARD = N40,000 to N50,000) 3.) AAUA : = N24,500UNIBEN :
FRESHERS = N45,000 (STAYLITE
SCIENCE = N14,000, STAYLITE ART =
N12,000) 4.) UNICAL : = N28,000 5.) FUTO : = N48,300 to N49,000 6.) ILARO : = N32,550 7.) AAU := N140,000 8.) KSU :- FRESHERS = N37,500 (200L-
N26,600, 300L - N15,500) 9.) FUTMINNA :- FRESHERS - N37,000
(RETURNING STUDENTS - N20,000) 10.) FEDPOLY ILORA = N59,530 11.) NSUK :- N29,000 12.) MAPOLY :- INDEGENE = N57,000,
NON-INDEGENE = N62,000 (It Varies
With Dept. Some students pay 75,000) 13.) UNN = N50,000 14.) TASUED = N94,000 15.) OSUSTECH = INDEGENE =
N100,000, NON-INDEGENE - N150,000 16.) PLASU = INDEGENE = N50,000,
NON-INDEGENE = N100, 000OAU =
N60,000 (faculty - N12,000, it depends
on faculty, but the highest is not more
than 15,000) 17.) FUTA :- FRESHERS = N49,000
(RETURNING = N14,150)UNIZIK =
FRESHERS - N20,100 (RETURNING -
N21,000) 18.) OSUN POLY = N25,500 19.) FEDPOFFA = N17,000 20.) OOU :- FRESHERS = N110,000 to
N250,000 (STAYLITE - N42,000
UPWARD) 21.) ABIA POLY : = N56,550 and
N61,000, (DEPENDING ON THE
DEPARTMENT.) 22.) BUK := N16,000 23.) ABU ZARIA = N23,000, DIPLOMA -
N41,000 24.) ANSU = 100L = N139,000, 200L -
N129,000, 300L - N106,000, 400L AND
500L - N76,000 25.) LEAD CITY UNI = N590,000 26.) KSUTA = FRESHERS - N80,000,
RETURNING STUDENTS - N53,000 27.) FUNAAB = FRESHERS - N24,000+
(STAYLITE - N14,000) 28.) FEDPOLY NEKEDE = ND1 -
N31,000, ND2 = N24,000 29.) MOUAU = N33,500 30.) FUOYE = N102,000 31.) RUFUS GIWA POLY = N70,000 32.) FEDPOLY ADO = FRESHERS -
N22,000 (STAYLITE-11,000) 33.) I.M.T ENUGU = N49,300 34.) UNIABUJA = N32,500 35.) IMSU = N75,000 AS ACCEPTANCE
FEE, 36.) OSPEL IREE = N25,600 37.) IMSU = INDIGENE - N120,000 (I
thought Gov. Rochas gave Scholarships
to Indigenes) , NON-INDEGENE -
N150,000 38.) POLYIBADAN = N75,000 39.) UNIOSUN = N95000 40.) LASU = IS BTW N195,000 AND
N310,000. 41.) OYO STATE COLLEGE OF
AGRICULTURE = INDEGENE = N47,250,
NON-INDEGENE = N52,250 42.) EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY (EKSU) =
REGULAR = N77,500, PART TIME =
N78,000 43.) UNILORIN = FRESHER = N34,000
TO 37,000, (400L - N14,900, 300L -
N15400, 200L- N16000). 44.) ABSU = N150,000 45.) ESUT = INDEGENE AND NON-
INDEGENE, 100L, 200L - N122,250
(300L- N102,000, 400L - N67,000
respectively) 46.) RSUST = INDEGENE = N20,200
NON - INDEGENE = N70,200[
br]
47.) ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY =
N356,000 48.) DORBEN POLYTECHNIC, ABUJA =
FULL TIME = N176,000, PART TIME =
N#220,000 49.) CRUTECH CALABAR = N83,000 50.) IMOPOLY = ND = N30,000 HND =
N40,000

Some Schools And Their School Fees

VOICE OF ANSU.KEEPING INFORMED

RIDDLES OF THE WEEK

What walks on 4 legs in the morning,2 legs in the afternoon and 3 legs in the evening? Send your answer to voiceofansu@gmail.com

D’Banj clings on to top spot on MTV chart

D’Banj’s hit song “Don’t Tell Me
Nonsense” has retained its spot at the top of
the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart for
the second week running. The biggest climber of the chart this week is
Dr Sid, whose song “Talented” moved up to
number eight from the tenth spot, Nigerian
Entertainment Today reports. Burna Boy and Skuki both gained one spot to
achieve number two and six respectively.

BIRTHDAY TRAGEDY: Girl raped and fiance shot in the head

VOICE OF ANSU

D’Banj clings on to top spot on MTV chart

VOICE OF ANSU

Joke Of The Day

dsan who is dying in the hospital is surrounded
by his two sons, daughter, his wife and nurse.
Says to
his eldest son:
To you, Peter, I leave the Airport houses.
To you, my dear daughter, I leave the apartment blocks in East Legon
To you, Charlie, being my youngest son with a
large future, I leave the City Center offices.
And you, my dear wife, the three residential
building towers at Tetteh Quarshie
The nurse, impressed, tells his wife: Madam, your husband is very rich. He has so many
properties! You all are so lucky!!
And the wife retorts: Rich??? Lucky??? Our whole
family works for the cleaning company. Those are
his
Job schedules for cleaning!

Joke Of The Day

APPLICATION LETTER MUSA
Dear sir,
I am Name is tenager, I apply to my job of security
guard to you boss in your company of ECO
BANK. ...I am complete to Sitted 7 examination
certificate in 2003. My skool here... Okingo OBE
very good. ... I am 29 ears to be Born of age and no wafe and no childish. My father dead long time ago and my mother is
marry in BENIN REPUBLIC country there 10 years n
ow, no sees her until now, so nobody known to
help me...no money and food and tea and drink. My certificate is just sitting in home for itself, but
passes in Mathematics, Geography, Science and all
subjects but fail in English because of Ofuaku Albert
teacher teaching me is look jelous of myself. Me
because wear expenses cloth and shoe than
teacher igbo. I here that people you want security guards to your company and I...... tell you I amone
of that job experience for 2 years looking video for
Rambo I, II and III. I also shot thief dead. Iwant to
join the company of You and chase criminal and
thief out with SMG of me. I can fight for SMG, arrow,
spear, panga, knife, stick and stones. Me also can fight for boxing like Tyson. Please consider my
aplication very careful and call me any time
because me have hand telephone now. I am red
for interview with you if you like me. Me have no photocopy certificate because the
photocopy machine there at Niger Delta shop is a
long time and very old it can mistake spelling in the
certificate, that is why.I am very hornest and I
didn't steal since I born until now, I can speak
English free. I have no very much to right I have end here. Please also greet your wife and
childish! Yours faithfully
musa

Ansu Acceptance fees had commence

ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY ULI OFFICE OF THE
BURSAR PAYMENT OF ADMISSION ACCEPTANCE FEES
FOR 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION Candidates
offered admission into the University in the
2013/2014 Academic Session are required to
indicate their acceptance of such offer by paying the Acceptance fee of twenty-one thousand
three hundred naira (N21,300.00) only at any of
the University designated banks, that is, Fidelity
Bank PLC., Ecobank PLC. and Zenith Bank PLC. This
Acceptance Fee of N21, 300.00 is broken down
as follows; Acceptance Fee – N 20, 000.00 Processing Fee – N 1, 000.00 Bank Charges N
300.00 Total N 21, 300.00 On payment of this
sum the candidate should receive a bank teller as
an evidence of payment with which to obtain
the University receipt from the Revenue Unit of
Bursary Department of either Uli or Igbariam Campus of the University. Payment of acceptance
fees shall be made within one (1) month of this
communication at the expiration of which such
offer of admission lapses.

A POEM : THE AFTERMATH

Ask not whence the thundar cometh, ask not
why the birds have ceased their songs,ask not
where be the crown nor why the land is made
desolate, ask not why death itself seeks to die. Ask not why the sun gazes upon the earth with
bloodshot eyes, ask not why the mountains have
rejected the blood sacrifices and the sea the flesh
sacrifices. Ask not why thou shouldst behold death before
thy face, and thou plead to be taken and he shall
flee from thee.Ask not why hades mourns and
mocks Ask not why thy woe and thy foe are one with
thee... for the days of reconing are gone from us
and this is the aftermath.

Ansu Acceptance fees had commence

VOICE OF ANSU

ASUU Vows To Continue Strike!

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
has blamed the rot in the Nigerian university
system on the Executive Secretary of the National
University Commission, Julius Okojie, saying his
failure to insist on quality has bastardised
Nigerian universities. The lecturers also vowed to continue their strike
unless the federal government honours the 2009
agreement it had with the union. In a statement signed by its University of Ibadan
branch chairman, Olusegun Ajiboye, ASUU
renewed its call for the scraping or a total
overhaul of the regulatory institution if the nation
wishes to get it right in university education
management. While calling on the National Assembly to beam
its searchlight on the activities of the NUC, Mr.
Ajiboye said the recent NEEDS assessment report
on universities reflects how much the
commission has failed in its duties as a regulator. According to him, the report undertaken by
genuine academics contradicts NUC’s
accreditation exercises which gave
‘controversial’ clean bill of health to most
universities through “magomago accreditation.” The union contended that only in a society like
Nigeria would Mr. Okojie still remain in office
after being heavily indicted in the report, saying
“in sane climes, the NUC boss ought to have
resigned through the revelations made in the
NEEDS assessment report.” Mr. Okojie had, last week, absorbed his
commission of any wrongdoing in the rot
plaguing public universities in the country,
particularly as regards undeserved accreditation,
blaming members of the ASUU instead. Mr. Ajiboye, who described the statement
credited to the NUC boss as ‘careless’, accused Mr.
Okojie of using his cronies who can do his
biddings to embark on accreditation. He said the success of the 2011 elections was
based on the patriotic zeal and contributions of
genuine and patriotic ASUU members nationwide
saying that was why the election was free of
hanky-panky recorded in past elections. The ASUU statement titled ‘Where Okojie Got It
Wrong,’ insisted that the NUC boss is fond of
using his ‘yes sir’ boys to do hatchet jobs during
accreditations, thereby compromising quality
most of the time. The union said its almost three-month-old strike
is fully on, adding that the it would not allow
itself to be fooled again with ‘promisory notes’ of
the federal government which had never
worked in the past. “ASUU cannot be blamed for NUC ‘magomago’
accreditations. Rather than blaming the Union,
Okojie should take full responsibility for all the
fraudulent deeds in the NUC, including the work
and eat accreditations. “The NUC knows the kind of academics they
select for their ignoble exercises. These are
cronnies of the big man in the NUC. They can
never say no to his biddings. Nigerians should be
proud of ASUU in it’s efforts at repositioning
public universities in the country. One of these major efforts is the NEEDS Assessment Document. “This was a product of a rigorous academic
exercise carried out by dependable and credible
members of our Union. Unlike the numerous
faulty accreditation reports which had given
these universities clean bill of health, the NEEDS
Assessment Report stands out as a classical document of reference detailing the rot and
decay in public universities in Nigeria. All well
meaning Nigerians can see the contrast between
okojie’s ‘packaged accreditation reports’ and a
credible job done by ASUU. “It has become very clear from the Needs
Assessment that Okojie and his cohort of
accreditors have fooled this country for too long.
Enough they say is enough. Time is now for the
Government to beam a searchlight on the
activities of the NUC. “The Education Committees in both the Senate
and House of Representatives have an arduous
task to do here. Nigerians are calling for
dismantling of an omnibus body that has done
the country more harm than good. NUC must go. “Professor Julius Okojie cannot absolve himself
from the rot in the university system by
regulating quantity instead of ensuring quality
delivery,” ASUU said.

ASUU Vows To Continue Strike!

VOICE OF ANSU

ASUU Blasts NUC, Says Strike Continues

The Academic Staff Union of Universities said the existence of the National Universities Commission has not brought improvement to the standard of education in the country. The union also said that it would not call off the
strike because of the mere promise made by the
Federal Government to provide revitalization
fund for the university system. ASUU also called on the National Assembly to
investigate the activities of NUC with a view to
determining the continued relevance or
otherwise of the university supervisory body. If found irrelevant, ASUU said it should be
scrapped. Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan chapter,
Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, who spoke in Ibadan
noted that the NUC boss, Prof. Julius Okojie, had
concentrated the effort of the university
regulatory body on quantity rather than quality
while issuing accreditation to universities. Ajiboye said, “Okojie should take full
responsibility for all his deeds in the NUC.
Nigerians should be proud of ASUU in its efforts
at repositioning public universities in the
country.” The union leader added that the result of the
assessment exercise of NUC carried out by the
National Economic Empowerment Development
Strategy should be used to judge the relevance of
NUC and its leader rather than the self-assessment
of the regulatory agency. He said some of the accreditation's granted by
NUC were enmeshed in controversy, wondering
why the National Assembly had not taken action
on the controversies surrounding the
accreditation's so far recorded. He said, “One of the efforts of ASUU to reposition
education in the country is the NEEDS Assessment
document. This was a product of a rigorous
academic exercise carried out by dependable and
credible members of our union. Unlike the
numerous faulty accreditation reports which had given these universities clean bill of health, the
NEEDS Assessment Report stands out as a classical
document of reference detailing the rot and
decay in public universities in Nigeria. “All well meaning Nigerians can see the contrast
between Okojie’s packaged accreditation reports
and a credible job done by ASUU. It has become
very clear from the assessment document that
Okojie and his people have fooled this country
for too long. Time is now for government to beam a searchlight on the activities of the NUC.
The education committees in both the Senate and
House of Representatives have an arduous task
to do here. Nigerians are calling for dismantling of
an omnibus body that has done the country
more harm than good.” ASUU also reiterated its commitment to the
current effort to gain Federal Government
consent to its demand, saying that the strike
would not be called off based on mere
government promise. Meanwhile, a non-governmental organisation, Do
It Right Foundation, has appealed to the Federal
Government and ASUU to work hard and resolve
the lingering crisis that has shut down the
education sector. In a statement on Sunday, President and National
Coordinator of the foundation, Mr. Dixon Jubril,
called on the university lecturers to give room for
re-opening of the universities in the interest of
the students. “It has become a burden on both the government
and ASUU to save the education sector from
collapse by finding a common ground for the
amicable resolution of the crisis. What both
parties to the dispute must have in mind is that
while the situation lingers it is the future of the students that is at stake. “We call on ASUU in particular to shift ground a
bit for the common good of the education
system. It’s our belief that the time has come for
ASUU to devise other means of settling its
disputes with government instead of the
constant disruption of academic activities with its attendant socio-economic implications.

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