Na Wa is a Nigerian Statement Which Means Beyond Words!
On Wednesday, Premium Times organized a Twitter Space Webinar, tagged ‘ASUU strike, Revitalisation Fund and the Way Forward.’ One of the key participants was the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke.
Osodeke while addressing issues in respect to ASUU, Osodeke said,
“Anybody you believe cannot take care of your interests, whose children are busy studying abroad, who are living abroad, don’t vote for them, I repeat, you don’t need to vote for them, because you don’t vote for people who will take your life.”
Osodeke was responding to question from a popular ENDSARS activist, Rinu Oduala, on what Nigerian students could do amid the lingering ASUU strike.
Furthermore, the union’s President addressed a remark made earlier by the Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi.
The Governor had emphasized that it was unreasonable for the Federal Government, led by the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow over N1trn to meet the demands of ASUU and that university education was not for everybody.
Osodeke had this to say in response to the Governor's comment.
“Education is about life. A governor was saying education is not for everybody and then we saw his son graduating outside (abroad) with governors around. I will repeat it, the Nigerian students should hold their PVC. Anybody who will not look at their interests, who, in his campaign, will not show that he’s going to improve the Nigerian educational system, they should vote them out.” Said Osodeke.
God help us!
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