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ASUU to Nigerians: Don’t fold arms while elected leaders squander country’s wealth, destroying public varsities

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ASUU Strike: FG team meets on Monday

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), today charged Nigerians to rise to the occasionand join hands to stop the elected leaders bent on destroying public universities and squandering Nigeria’s wealth.

This also came as the academic union called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the poor condition of public universities in order to rescue the sector from outright collapse.

The University of Ibadan Chairperson of ASUU, Prof. Ayoola Akinwole, stated this Wednesday, during a press conference held at the Large Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan.

The press briefing, which was centred on the current four-week roll-over total strike declared by the National Executive Council (NEC) is titled: “A Call to Rescue Our Public Universities From Total Collapse”.


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