The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed its disapproval of the continued operation of federal universities without their governing councils.
This situation has persisted for eleven months, following the dissolution of the councils by President Bola Tinubu’s administration in June 2023.
According to ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the absence of governing councils has led to a crisis in some institutions. He emphasized that federal universities are being run illegally without their councils, which is unacceptable.
Osodeke made his remarks during a sensitization workshop for Heads of Beneficiary Institutions on Career Service Centres, Teaching Practice, Beneficiary Identity Management Service (BIMS), and Hostel Development, organized by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja on Tuesday.
The ASUU president also urged TETFund to consider punishing universities that fail to utilize its projects, stressing the need for a proper assessment of how the funds are utilized.
The union’s concerns highlight the ongoing challenges facing Nigeria’s education sector, and the need for urgent action to address these issues and ensure the proper management and governance of federal universities.
It is well with this country ooo
We have a lot of challenges in this country and the main reason for all our challenges are bad leaders who do mean well for the country
We hope for an adjustment now or later.
I believe they are the one going too far maybe they can just come to a compromise on this with the federal government
They should work on how to develop the education system because our education system is very poor
So many illegal operations in Nigeria.
That problem is for you people
As far as I’m concerned,the educational system is already a mess and unacceptable
We hope for an adjustment now or later, God will settle the matter.