The Federal Government has said that the nation will shut down if all the demands by striking university lecturers were to be met.
Information Minister Labaran Maku stated this in Abuja yesterday while addressing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
He was specifically reacting to why the government was yet to reach a compromise with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) amidst its claim of spending huge resources on the development of tertiary education in the country.
Maku appealed to the ASUU to have a rethink on its demands and understand that there were many competing demands from other sectors.
He said the huge funds spent to restore normalcy in some hitherto crisis-torn parts of the North could have been used to develop the educational sector.
“If we say we will not work until every particular problem we face in this country is resolved, then, I am sure there is no sector that will work. If we all insist that every sector’s problem must be completely solved, that we will down tools and that we will not work, then, the country will stop working,” he said.
“We are partners of the ASUU. We are friends. They are our patriots, and we understand the critical role that the universities teachers are playing in creating a new society that we are hoping to have. But at the same time, this is a reality question that we need to look at and we have to put the nation first.
“I know that all of us desire more from the system, but the truth is that there are limitations and from the limitations we have, we believe that the ASUU really needs to do rethink and ensure that we reopen our universities because really, we are feeling the pain of our children being at home and this, indeed, is completely avoidable,” Maku said.
http://dailytrust.info/index.php/top-stories/4808-ASUU-demands-will-cripple-govt-fg

Stupid man. There can neva be money wen it comes to financing education, but there would be wen it comes to embezzlement or contract inflation.

And the demands of the national assembly which amounted to almost 2Trillion naira over 8yrs didnt cripple the govt abi. Shut da mess up maku. We dey vex o

#2billion food, #4.2 billion newspapers, fleets of vehicles, 7 private jets etc can cripple the economy too...

#stooooooopid!

am dyin to hear 'ASUU DON CALL-OFF STRIKE' fp tinz

If the demand of ex-militants didn't why should that of ASUU?

Some rogues have finally decided to sink with their bosses.

More than 2Months Now We've been deprived our Right as a student, and the freshers who are to meet up are now left behind.SMH., hmmn they now feel reluctant about the issue since their Wards and children are already studying Overseas.,,


..... Even if they go Blind,













Who cares??

We are tired of all these stories.

Who is dis maku

Pls i take God beg una..resolve dis issue..i wan enter university dis year oh!...

I do not believe that demand will cripple our economy. It's just a wrong timing. 2015 is around the corner.

#shaking my big head# is d govt nt already crippled?

Hiss! Greedy politicians

Abeg the ASUU demands is outrageous, for christ sake this universities generate more than enough capital, its not as if after FG drops the billions our educational sector would improve. The only thing that's gonna improve is the fleet of cars in their compounds and more Zeros in their account.

Sir u ar talking bunkum, if ASUU shuld double their demands it can never affect nigeria, so I no see any reason y u shuld be appauling to us atall. STRIKE CONTINUES!!!!!!!

I guess if our legislatures' feeding allowances, transportation, newspaper, prostitute, smoking and other allowances can't cripple the system... then i dont think ASUU's demand can

Yeye tok,so givin ASUU 92 billion wil cripple nigeria??

Ghydyon: Who is dis maku

ehyaah i see u must be one of those Togolese on Nairaland, well he's Nigerian minister for information..

georgecso:
we are feeling the pain of our children being at home and this, indeed, is completely avoidable,” Maku said.
http://dailytrust.info/index.php/top-stories/4808-ASUU-demands-will-cripple-govt-fg

See lies. When will Nigerians understand that this administration is completely unsincere and are not ready to make growth and development succeed in our dear nation Nigeria. Lets join hands and stop the era of tyranny and impunity.
One of the major solution to the problems of a country like Nigeria that is standing on a diamond but busy pursuing not even bronze but its shadows is to vote for the people that are zeal to serve humanity, bacause service to humanity is the beginning of human dignity.

The Nigerian system already has strong institutions but without strong personalities to propel its survival, this was an assertion by U.S president Barack Obama. Nasiru Elrufai in the introduction of his book the Accidental public servant said "As things stand currently ,we have surrendered the bulk of our political space to the dishonorable,the incompetent and worse to the criminal mind". This is the very reason why poverty has continued to permeate deeply into the spectrum of our society.

God bless Nigeria........

Really?

ayusco85: And the demands of the national assembly which amounted to almost 2Trillion naira over 8yrs didnt cripple the govt abi. Shut da mess up maku. We dey vex o

Simply put, our government is highly irresponsible.

Which pain is he feeling, let him show us any of his children in Nigeria uni. Any how sha... Mummy's food sweet past sch own

Hmmmmm, govt will cripple ? I dy laugh oooooooooo
dy send their pikin go 4rin/private school, y dy leave we poor pple 4 here. God punish them all, if ALL ASUU strike is not meant . Dy are ready to finance women for jonathan rally, good governance tour, 1billion naira food etc yet they cant finance education.
Honestly ds maku na total fvck up

They're appealing to ASUU to call off the strike...while they resolve the issue...LOL . That'll be a suicidal mission cos FG won't do Nothing. They didn't do it in 2009...how sure are we that they'll do it in 2013 . .

and some people are shouting Jonathan for 2015, rubbish!!!!!!!!!!!

ASUU should also be sensible. How could they be asking for such amount of money by this time of the year, knowing fully well that this year's budget must have been implemented.



I think some people have highjacked this association for selfish interests. They want the federal government to go on borrowing so that they can open their wide, smelling hypocritic mouth and say that the president is clueless.


GEJ can not be dragged down by rascals.

aluta continua....., strike continua