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Pressure govt to fund varsities, ASUU tells parents

 

The striking Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the proposed payment of N10, 000 per session by each parent to assist the Federal Government in making more funds available for universities.

However, the ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, reacted to the proposed levy on Thursday, while speaking during an interview on Arise Television, where he said the parents should intervene by joining the body in mounting pressure on the apex government.

Osodeke said, “I think what this association should be doing is to tell the government to perform its functions. They should put pressure on the government to use Nigerians’ money to fund education as it is done in other countries.

“They should add to the pressure coming from ASUU to ensure that the government prioritises education. That is more significant than the N10,000.”

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