By KEMI KASUMU
A proposal has gone out for the creation of a union that will enable academic staff of states-owned universities in Nigeria stand and resolves issues at their respective level without causing damages to the essence of education at the top echelon of knowledge delivery.
Making this proposal on his verified Facebook social media timeline on Monday August 29, 2022 was Ibrahim Babamasi Babangida University, Lampai, Niger State’s don, Prof. Mohammed Paiko.
The no-nonsense intellectual had made the post titled, “Advocacy PROPOSAL for the Creation of “Academic Staff Union of State Universities (ASUSU)”” in response to a comment by President of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Mr. Emmanuel Osodeke, saying state universities complying with his union’s over 190-day strike irrelevant quacks.
Prof. Paiko listed what will be expected of the proposed ASUSU, if it eventually finds its way to registration.
“1. Each State University should take up their local issues with their Council and Visitor; 2. National Body of ASUSU to be for Benchmarking meetings and to share Experiences; 3. Each State University can strive for global competitiveness; 4. ASUU for now does not respect us and we have nothing to gain by following in their struggles; 5. “Strike” is NOT the LAST RESORT to Negotiations; 6. To save Nigerian University system, we need Thinking NOT Stagnation; 7. All State Universities have NO further business in ASUU, after Osedeke tagged us ALL as “Irrelevant Quacks”!” Paiko said.
