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President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof Emmanuel Osodeke has said the ongoing strike by the union will not end anytime soon.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Prof Osodeke disclosed this on Wednesday during a Twitter Space organised by Premium Times while accusing the federal government of not showing any sincerity to end the strike.
Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of ASUU and the federal government turned out to be controversial after reports emerged that the meeting ended in a deadlock.
The striking lecturers had met with the Professor Nimi Briggs Committee at the National University Commission (NUC) in Abuja with high hopes of resolving the impasse.
Commenting on the meeting, Osodeke said, “The situation now is that it’s even worse than when we started. The government has not shown any responsibility on how to fund our university system and education in general.
“They only claim they don’t have funds, no one can believe that. There are no funds and one man can steal N109 billion and the government is trying to negotiate with him? The government has not shown any commitment.
“We met with them yesterday and they came with nothing. It is very sad that all Nigerian universities are closed and all the government is interested in, is how to win elections and Nigerian people are watching”.
Speaking on some of the way forwards on the lingering strike, the ASUU president said students should not vote for politicians who would not represent their interests.
“Nigerian students should hold their PVCs and not vote for any candidate that will not prioritise education,” the ASUU President said.
TNG reports ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over failure by the government to meet its demands