When it was announced that the teachers and the government had reached a consensus on their protracted negotiations, the expectation was that the schools would re-open almost immediately, but that has not been the case. Whatever is dragging the wheel of the negotiations, whatever consultations are being undertaken by the teachers, it is time to call off the strike and give meaning to education.
Let the discussions continue, on a long term basis, let the engagements get deeper, to achieve a permanent solution, but let the career of our children experience some progress. ASUU should reciprocate the sympathy and support of Nigerians by ending the strike immediately. In the same vein, the government must come out clean on its promises over the years. The leadership of the National Assembly had made a solemn vow that it will not sign off on the 2021 budget unless a substantial portion of it is devoted to education. We are all waiting, as the time to test that resolve is almost here.
In the meantime, the general feeling of all parents and indeed the mass of our people is that the teachers should end the strike. If ASUU is listening to any other voice to prolong the strike any day further, then it is that of the enemy. It will get to a time when the purpose of the struggle of ASUU may become counter-productive, especially with the reactions of other unions and stakeholders within the university system. Whereas I agree perfectly that the teachers deserve their wages, however, so long as there is a firm commitment by the government to pay, well documented and enforceable, expressed not only to the teachers but also the people of Nigeria, ASUU should reconsider its stand on no resumption without actual payment, if only as a demonstration of the value placed on the sacrifices of others. Let the universities re-open, without further ado. The struggle is continuous.
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