Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and Chancellor, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Chief Wole Olanipekun SAN, has appealed to the Federal government to honour all the agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), to avert another round of nationwide strike in the country.
Olanipekun, who is also the Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, said the country can’t afford to witness another strike barely few months the universities that were closed for half a year were reopened for academic works.
ASUU, through its national body, had last week threatened to declare another nationwide strike over pending issues yet to be fulfilled by the federal government.
But at a truce parley held last week in Abuja, it was resolved that the N30 billion revitalisation fund be released to the universities within the next one week, while the N22.1 billion Earned Academic Allowances are to be paid and the University Transparency Accountability Solution designed for payment of salaries was to be tested by relevant agencies to ascertain its viability.
Addressing journalists during the 25th edition of Chief Wole Olanipekun Scholarship scheme at the weekend, the legal icon, represented by the General Manager of the Newcruize FM Radio Station established by the senior Lawyer, Mr. Jide Ogunluyi, said, “The federal government must honour all agreements with ASUU to prevent any strike that could affect the system.
“We are just recovering from the effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The effects are still being felt. So, I advise that all agreements should be honoured for our universities to be fully operational.”
Olanipekun revealed that a total of 134 students, comprising 50 secondary school students , 50 Ikere Ekiti undergraduates, five Law School students, and 29 non- indigenes , who are also undergraduates of universities across the country benefited from the 2021 edition.
“My happiness is that, since inception of this scheme in 1996, 1,075 secondary school students of Ikere origin had benefited from this scheme in 25 years.
“At the university level, the scheme has produced 231 graduates, made up of 40 medical doctors, 38 agriculturists, 27 engineers, 37 linguists, 25 accountants, 16 political scientists and many others and it was operated at higher altitude without petty jealousy, partisanship, hatred, bickering, animosity infighting, enmity, resentment, antagonism and other mundane considerations,” he said.
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