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By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Wednesday said President Tinubu’s handling of economy is pushing Nigeria into crisis.
Comrade Abdulkadir Muhammad, Zonal Coordinator, Kano zone who spoke to Reporters shortly after a crucial meeting of the Union posited that IMF/World Bank inspired neo liberal reforms has heightened destitution in the country.
Abdulkadir Muhammad explained that “since the removal of petrol subsidy and implementation of the floating exchange rate regime, Nigeria’s socio-economic crises have worsened, leading to pockets of spontaneous protest by oppressed Nigerians struggling to earn livelihood”
He stated that “the political class, out of sheer lack of enlightened self interest, are irresponsive to the suffering of Nigerian workers and toiling masses.”
The Varsity lecturers lamented that “the ruling class seem not to have genuine and credible solutions to the country’s malaise nor do they care”.
ASUU therefore called on Government to, with immediate effect reconsider,and reverse these “insensitive, and counter-productive neoliberal policies”, stressing that “these anti-people policies are increasingly impoverishing Nigerians.”
Commenting on FGN/ASUU 2009 Agreement, the zone lamented that the Union has been without a signed renegotiation agreement with the federal government since 2009 when a dollar was exchanged for N146.7 as against the current exchange rate of a dollar to about N1,900 where its salary is eroded by more than 90 percent.
He urged President Tinubu- led administration to commence draft agreement as a mark of goodwill to forestall industrial crisis and to restore hope for Nigeria’s public universities.