ASUU STRIKE; AN OPEN LETTER TO NLC/TUC
cc: Civil Rights Activist, NGOs, Prof Wole Soyinka, Adams Oshiomole, Tunde Bakare.
It’s so saddening to see Nigeria in its current state and no one gives a fuss about it. The recurrent strike actions in the nation should be put to an abrupt stop, but not without honouring agreements reached or putting palliative measures where necessary.
This letter is written in respect of the on-going Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Since the inception of this strike on the 1st of July, 2013, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Civil Rights activist and other concerned or education related Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have seen nothing wrong with the strike. Students of public universities in Nigeria have been home for months now yet these bodies that claim they fight for the masses has said or done nothing about it.
It’s so painful to find out that if this congress’ won’t be the ones at the round table to negotiate they don’t embark on any strike (we know what that means!), this is so appalling.
I seriously applaud the NUT and NUPENG that have promised to join ASUU in this showdown between them and the Federal Government if nothing is done on time to put an end to this strike and also individuals that sued ASUU to court at least you have done something.
To Prof Wole Soyinka we have always seen him as a role model, and someone who stood for the truth, but not until he recently he started getting involved in some political issues he shouldn’t have, but this when we need him the most because he is a friend of the government, we need him to help us talk to those at the helm of affairs of the nation that the rot in the rot in the educational system from Primary to Tertiary would soon be irreversible if nothing is done on time, and on-going strike should be ended soonest.
On a Final note, I would charge the NLC/TUC to rise up to this call, and prove us wrong that they are not government dummies since the last industrial action they embarked upon was a mess and a total disappointment to the Nigerian masses.
Crime is on the increase destinies are being truncated, students are on the streets do we really have voice in Nigeria?
I would implore all those mentioned in this letter to reply to this letter via any means or respond in action.
Concerned Nigerian Student.
O. B. Alebiosu
O. O. U.
It’s so saddening to see Nigeria in its current state and no one gives a fuss about it. The recurrent strike actions in the nation should be put to an abrupt stop, but not without honouring agreements reached or putting palliative measures where necessary.
This letter is written in respect of the on-going Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Since the inception of this strike on the 1st of July, 2013, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Civil Rights activist and other concerned or education related Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have seen nothing wrong with the strike. Students of public universities in Nigeria have been home for months now yet these bodies that claim they fight for the masses has said or done nothing about it.
It’s so painful to find out that if this congress’ won’t be the ones at the round table to negotiate they don’t embark on any strike (we know what that means!), this is so appalling.
I seriously applaud the NUT and NUPENG that have promised to join ASUU in this showdown between them and the Federal Government if nothing is done on time to put an end to this strike and also individuals that sued ASUU to court at least you have done something.
To Prof Wole Soyinka we have always seen him as a role model, and someone who stood for the truth, but not until he recently he started getting involved in some political issues he shouldn’t have, but this when we need him the most because he is a friend of the government, we need him to help us talk to those at the helm of affairs of the nation that the rot in the rot in the educational system from Primary to Tertiary would soon be irreversible if nothing is done on time, and on-going strike should be ended soonest.
On a Final note, I would charge the NLC/TUC to rise up to this call, and prove us wrong that they are not government dummies since the last industrial action they embarked upon was a mess and a total disappointment to the Nigerian masses.
Crime is on the increase destinies are being truncated, students are on the streets do we really have voice in Nigeria?
I would implore all those mentioned in this letter to reply to this letter via any means or respond in action.
Concerned Nigerian Student.
O. B. Alebiosu
O. O. U.
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