How SAP is making education sector problems worse, by APC chief
Tells ASUU that instinctual approach is not the solution
The Vice President (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Salihu Lukman, yesterday blamed the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) for the crisis in the oil and gas sector. education in Nigeria.
Lukman, in an interactive session with reporters in Abuja, argued that the policy implemented when former military president Ibrahim Babangida ruled between August 27, 1985 and August 26, 1993, led to a drastic shortfall in funding for the sector.< /p>
The Kaduna-born politician instructed stakeholders to develop a more sustainable roadmap to address the challenges hampering education in the country.
He criticized what he called the instinctive approach of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to solving the quagmire.
His words: "I'm not very clear on the demands of ASUU, I have to be honest. When I talk about the plan, if you read some of my previous writings, they came out very clearly. is about returning to the old framework, that is, what was destroyed by the policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank when they imposed a regime of deregulation.
"US, UK, Germany, you name it, have their public education funded by the government. No
“Troubleshooting isn’t about us throwing money at universities. billion naira from the federal government. I asked a question that after these 30 billion naira had been spent, where would the next round come from?"
He continued, "Because it will be eaten again and that's the trap we're in and unfortunately we've also created the destructive culture - whether ASUU works or not - every time they resume, they get paid.
"As for the members of ASUU, in this time of strike, the government is only helping them to save."
Tells ASUU that instinctual approach is not the solution
The Vice President (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Salihu Lukman, yesterday blamed the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) for the crisis in the oil and gas sector. education in Nigeria.
Lukman, in an interactive session with reporters in Abuja, argued that the policy implemented when former military president Ibrahim Babangida ruled between August 27, 1985 and August 26, 1993, led to a drastic shortfall in funding for the sector.< /p>
The Kaduna-born politician instructed stakeholders to develop a more sustainable roadmap to address the challenges hampering education in the country.
He criticized what he called the instinctive approach of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to solving the quagmire.
His words: "I'm not very clear on the demands of ASUU, I have to be honest. When I talk about the plan, if you read some of my previous writings, they came out very clearly. is about returning to the old framework, that is, what was destroyed by the policies of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank when they imposed a regime of deregulation.
"US, UK, Germany, you name it, have their public education funded by the government. No
“Troubleshooting isn’t about us throwing money at universities. billion naira from the federal government. I asked a question that after these 30 billion naira had been spent, where would the next round come from?"
He continued, "Because it will be eaten again and that's the trap we're in and unfortunately we've also created the destructive culture - whether ASUU works or not - every time they resume, they get paid.
"As for the members of ASUU, in this time of strike, the government is only helping them to save."
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