Since Nigeria’s independence in 1960, we have never witnessed such a long and suffocating strike as it is at the moment whereby public tertiary institutions are closed down and there isn’t any serious move by those concerned to avert it. In a space of two years, our universities have suffered unprecedented deterioration due to incessant industrial actions by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Consequently, students are often condemned to stay at home. But this is what we get anytime we elect a leader that cares less about the education sector. The Ministers of Education and Labour, Adamu Adamu and Chris Ngige respectively, are even largely contributors to this age long industrial action. Despite a series of meetings held, nothing tangible has happened to facilitate the return of students to class. This is unarguably appalling.

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