Monday expressed concern over the four-
month old face-off between the members of
the Academic Staff Union of Universities and
the Federal Government.
The administrators appealed to both ASUU and
the FG to urgently reach a compromise and
quickly bring the strike to an end in the
interest of the students and the nation's
education sector.
The National President of the Association of
Nigerian University Professional
Administrators, Mr. Samuel Mwansat, said this
while speaking with newsmen at the ongoing
annual retreat of the association being held at
the Tai Solarin University of Education,
Ijagun, Ogun State. He noted that the strike
had dragged on for too long.
According to Mwansat, this is not an
auspicious time for both ASUU and the
government to continue to "grandstand" on a
matter that has negatively affected the
nation's university system.
He stressed that the disagreement required
"understanding."
The ANUPA boss therefore enjoined the
government to accede to the demands of
ASUU regarding the upgrading of the
infrastructure in the nation's universities.
He said, "As a professional association we
have a responsibility to this nation at large.
We feel this (ASUU strike) has protracted quite
long enough that I think that both parties
should find a common ground.
"I don't see anything impossible in this issue,
it's a question of both parties meeting half
way. While we commend the government for
the steps it has taken so far, there are,
however, a few more fundamental issues that
need to be addressed, like the infrastructural
facilities in the universities. Whether you like
it or not, that aspect of the demand is very
key and I think that government should look
into it very seriously."
The university administrators called for
sincerity on the part of the government in
resolving the strike, saying the forced closure
of campuses had continued to take its toll on
not only the students but also their parents
and the society in general.
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