ASUU Cautions Buhari Over Political Comments On Education

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to stop making political statements on education, noting a systematic reduction in budgetary allocation to the sector has shown the presidency has nothing good to offer.
The academic union said this through one of its branch chairmen in the University of Ibadan, Prof Deji Omole, yesterday, in Ibadan.
He said, “Nigeria can only be developed by Nigerians themselves and they can only develop if they have quality education to grow the economy. So, it is not enough to make a political statement, you must follow it with action.”
ASUU was reacting to a statement credited to the President citing education as a way to end poverty.
According to him, beyond uttering such statement, President Buhari and his team through their education policies had allegedly shown hatred to fund and offer Nigerians qualitative education.
ASUU was also sceptical about the ability of Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to transform education, saying he made several political statements in his first tenure which he never acted upon.
Omole said, “He (Adamu) is back to familiar terrain.