The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities
has blamed the paucity of funds being experienced
by public universities on the introduction of the
Treasury Single Account, saying it is gradually
grinding the schools’ operations to a halt.
The body equally berated the Federal Government
over its reluctance to implement the 2009
agreement it reached with ASUU.
The union also said according to a Memorandum of
Understanding it signed with the Federal
Government in November, 2013, the government is
required to provide the sum of N1.2tn for the
rehabilitation of decaying infrastructure in public
universities between 2013 and 2019 (N220 billion
annually).
But ASUU claimed that the government has
released only N200bn out of the agreed sum
meant for the rehabilitation.
It faulted the government over its insensitivity to
implement key issues reached in the 2009
agreement and its reluctance since 2012 to
renegotiate the 2009 FGN-ASUU agreement, saying
the action was already getting its members
increasingly worried and frustrated.
Dr. Augustine Ndaghu, North East Zonal
Coordinator of ASUU, during the week, reminded
the Federal Government of the need to revisit the
2009 FGN-ASUU agreement.
He said government implementation of the
agreement will help to address the financial crisis
being experienced by public universities.
He said, “With the operation of TSA, federal
universities find it extremely difficult to discharge
their core responsibilities of teaching, research
and community services, as well as engaging in
international academic networking due to
inadequate access to budgeted funds.
“TSA is incompatible with the autonomy of the
universities and universities should be exempted
from its implementation on account of their
peculiarities.”
He noted that from December 2015, public
universities have been experiencing drastic
reduction in the funds meant for capital grants and
workers’ salaries, describing the current practice
as totally unacceptable to the zone and its
members.
He said, “Sadly after releasing N200bn in 2013,
the Federal Government has failed to release the
2014, 2015 and 2016 tranches.
“Many universities now pay fractions of salaries or
are unable to pay salaries outright at the end of
every month. State universities hardly receive
subventions from their state governments.”
ASUU expressed surprise that in furtherance of
the financial crisis in the universities, the Federal
Government went ahead to shut down all staff
schools and sacked their staff.

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Same old story. *yawns

For now,FG don't care about education or what so ever but his only concern is Oil.
How to get oil in Benue and Chad .
How to Kill the Niger delta militants fighting for their right so as to keep looting their oil as usual .
God is watching .
How can you expect a man with no certificate to take anything pertaining to education so serious.