FG Has Done Enough For Varsities- Minister Of Education, Opiah| Read More
Udeme James
Aug 31, 2022
Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah, has insisted that the Federal Government has done much for the education sector, especially, universities, adding that this should prompt the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its position on its on-going industrial action.
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The minister said it won't be out of place for major stakeholders in governance, like members of the National Assembly, to leverage on what the government has done and ensure the lecturers return to work.
The minister disclosed this during his presentation to the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund), which had visited the ministry as part of its oversight functions.
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Opiah added: "Government has yielded to all the demands of ASUU. The only thing is that government doesn't support anyone who doesn't work but wants pay."
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Opiah, who stood in for Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, revealed that TETfund has exceeded expectations by giving out trillions of naira, beyond what ASUU had requested for infrastructural development of universities.
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