The Nation Newspaper ASUU to FG: adhere to TETfund Act to save public varsities
), on Friday, May 24, called on the federal government to adhere strictly to the TETFund Establishment Acts and ensure proper funding of public universities.
The Ibadan zone of ASUU expressed serious concerns over the ongoing hardships faced by its members across several public universities, including Kogi State University, Ebonyi State University, Lagos State University, and Ambrose Alli University. The union, however, appealed to well-meaning Nigerians, opinion leaders, traditional and religious leaders, media, labour movements, student groups, and civil society organisations to join hands in putting pressure on the federal and state governments to address the union’s demands, which are aimed at rescuing the education sector from further decline.
“ASUU Ibadan Zone hereby enjoins the Federal Government to adhere strictly to TETFund establishment Acts and ensure proper funding of public universities. “The IMC came up with a total cost of N92bn, which was meant to pay the arrears of earned allowances for all the staff unions ASUU, SSANU, NASU, and NAAT in all federal universities, for three and a half years.
The press conference held at the Ibadan Zone of ASUU, comprising the University of Ibadan, Ibadan; University of Ilorin, Ilorin; Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso; Osun State University, Osogbo; Kwara State University, Malete; and Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, was attended by a group of ASUU Ibadan Zone leaders, including Prof. Ayoola Akinwole of ASUU-UI; Dr. Alex Akanmu of ASUU-UNILORIN; Prof. Babatunde Lawal of ASUU-LAUTECH; Dr.
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