There Is No Need For ASUU To Continue Strike – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on
Tuesday said there was no need for
the Academic Staff Union of
Universities to continue with their
industrial action.
Jonathan said this at the inauguration of
the Federal Government sponsored-
Transformation Projects at the Federal
University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).
Represented by Prof. Ruqayyat Rufai, the
Minister of Education, the president said
N30 billion had been released for the
payment of earned allowances in all
public universities.
The president said that the inaugurated
projects were in line with the Federal
Government's commitment to providing
quality education in the country.
He said the projects were based on the
need assessment exercise conducted by
the Federal Government in universities.
Jonathan urged the university
administration to engage in research for
national development, while stressing
the need for proper maintenance of
completed projects.
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Chidozie
Asiabaka, in his speech, expressed joy at
the completion of the structure.
Asiabaka noted that the projects had
gone a long way in tackling the dearth of
basic infrastructure in the school.
"The dearth of classrooms, lecture
theatres, power supply, student hostels,
office accommodation, library space and
facilities are major challenges my
administration faced when I assumed
office two years-ago,'' he said.
The vice chancellor said with the
intervention of the Tertiary Education
Trust Fund, the university got 1000
sitting-capacity lecture theatre, Centre
for Entrepreneurial Studies Building.
He said the inaugurated projects are the
new Engineering Technology, School of
Environmental Technology Building,
Centre for Nuclear Energy Studies and
Training and the School of Agriculture
and Agricultural Technology building
complexes.
The others are the School of
Environmental Technology building,
landscaping of the campus and the
provision of solar energy lights on the
campus.
He also commended the Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC) on
the completion of the giant student
hostel building in the university.
He lauded the Federal Government for
the release of N1 billion for the
development of capital projects in each
public funded university.