Some sixteen years ago, a university was birthed, amidst challenges faced by the state in bringing up youths to acquire knowledge. This motive was soon to be defeated by consistent strike at the present or popularly tagged as “yearly festival” whereby students are barred from academic activities. The date fixed by lecturers which is always indefinite and students as spectators.
But amazingly enough, watching isn’t free as our school fees are our sure tickets to watch but an interesting questions pops out, will this melodrama ever end?
Am forced to say that am bewildered with the ongoing drift between Government and ASUU. It is important not to take sides but at this juncture, the state Government has shown commitments in making sure the strike is called off, but what am yet to understand is why ASUU and its entourage are refusing the four months salary and promises by the state Governor Yahaya Bello. Having full understanding that the Government is indebted to several sector of the state. In as much as ASUU will say”WE ARE FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS OURS”.
We on the other hand are saying, we paid school fee despite the economic hardship just to be thought and not to be a product of mischievous uncertainty. When our mates are graduating yearly.
We are tired of sitting at home, it’s two months and still counting.
On the other hand the Students Union Government has been trying in all efforts to make sure they bring the two parties to mutual ground, but we all know the S.U.G is a machinery for Asuu, effortlessly we need to praise a toothless dog that barks…..
Its said that when two elephants fight the grass suffers it most,its unfortunate as most of the top Government officials and even Asuu members send their kids abroad and they are not affected by the industrial strike. Majority of them lectures in other private varsities and as associate lecturers.
Its a clarion call to all the stakeholders involved to make sure this strike is called off as soon as possible, we are tired of watching and sitting as we are turned into zombies, it’s better we prevent the latter from the present, with the saying an idle mind is the devils workshop.
#Comrade Henry#
#Long-live KSU#
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