At
a dinner organized by the All Progressive Congress, APC, yesterday,
its national leader, Bola Tinubu, has called on Nigerian students to
take to the streets in support of ASUU. However, pundits are wondering
why he is making this call at a time when the dispute is almost being
resolved after a 13 hour meeting between President Jonathan and ASUU
this past Monday. It is suspected that Tinubu does not want the strike
to end. This is even as Fulani Cattle Rearers under the umbrella of the
Miyetti Allah Cattle Rearers Association have threatened to stop the
sale of beef to markets nationwide if ASUU strike continues. It is
instructive to note that former head of state, Muhammadu Buhari, who is a
member of the APC, is a former chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle
Rearers Association.
These calls have heightened suspicion that there is a political dimension to these strikes.
He urged students to take to the streets if the matter was not resolved by Friday (tomorrow)
"It
is time Nigeria moves away from the spirit of lamentations to the
spirit of vibration, it is time we do not allow all these inadequacies
to continue, insincerity, lack of honesty and accountability in office.
"I
am sorry if if ASUU do not resume tomorrow, I will ask students to be
out on the streets, if our vehicles have no way to pass and if they can
move to the Presidential Villa, Abuja it is their future, they should
challenge. You cannot make omelet without breaking the egg. Freedom is
free but it is not served free. " he said.
Onu,
who chaired the special dinner lamented the problems of the country,
especially continued closure of the nation's higher institutions of
learning due to the lingering strike by the ASUU.
He expressed sadness that insecurity and massive unemployment have taken over the country and that our people are almost sharply divided along ethnic and religious lines.
He expressed sadness that insecurity and massive unemployment have taken over the country and that our people are almost sharply divided along ethnic and religious lines.
"Our
schools are no longer what they used to be, a s most of the university
students only know when they matriculate , but can no longer
accurately predict when to graduate, " he said.
Earlier while welcoming guests at the dinner, Lagos state Governor, Mr. Raji Fashola restated his believe in true federalism, insisting that despite all threats to her survival, Nigeria will remain one united entity.
Earlier while welcoming guests at the dinner, Lagos state Governor, Mr. Raji Fashola restated his believe in true federalism, insisting that despite all threats to her survival, Nigeria will remain one united entity.
"I
stand here to proclaim that the agenda facing Nigeria is not adequately
captured by the faces like ethnic cleansing or terrorism but rather by
our inability to improve on our founding father's effort to build more
perfect union. By this I mean that we should be ferreting something that
has already begun, namely our federal republic.
"Those
who speak about the break-up of the republic, speak without due
knowledge of the historical precedence and repercussions of such an act.
Indeed it is easier said than done. The APC family believes that this
federal house will stand if we accept that real and present danger is
our neglect to improve on what we already had by insisting on a
federation governed by rule of law physically and politically, he said.
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