ASUU strike: APC forum tells Buhari what to do

The Federal Government has been advised to “take the bull by the horn” and finance tertiary institutions in the country to ensure a permanent solution to the perennial strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

This advice was handed by the All Progressives Congress Professional Forum on Tuesday in Abuja.

The forum’s Chairman, Board of Trustees and former Bauchi State Governor, Dr Isa Yuguda, made the call at a press conference in Abuja.

Yuguda said, “The forum expresses concern over the recurrent strikes by university lecturers in Nigeria and advises government inclusive of state governments to provide a comprehensive solution to the problem of financing university education in Nigeria by introducing full autonomy in public universities in Nigeria.

“This should be complemented by a comprehensive National Students Loan Programme for indigent students that will ensure that funding does not constitute a challenge for our university students.

“We call on the Federal Government to take the bull by the horns and chart a new narrative in the administration and financing of tertiary education in Nigeria to introduce a permanent solution to the perennial problems bedevilling that critical sector.”