ASUU Strike: NASS To Initiate New Policies On Education

ABUJA — Worried by the
incessant strike by universities and
other tertiary institutions, the
National Assembly is set to initiate
legislative educational policies that
would regulate frequent industrial
actions in Nigeria.
Senate President, David Mark, stated
this at the first conference of
National and State Assembly
Committees on Education organized
by the Senate Committee on
Education.
Mark, who was represented by the
Senate Minority leader, Senator
Ganiyu Solomon, said it was
imperative that particular attention
be paid to the country’s education
sector which, according to him, is in
serious need of transformation.
He said: “The persistent industrial
action by the Academic Staff Union
of Nigerian universities has had
huge impact on the country’s
education system and there is need
for the senate to initiate legislative
solutions to the problem.
”Issues of educational development
have been priority of government
and it has called for comprehensive
and sustainable policies that will
deliver good standards, decent
environment and cost effectiveness.”
He, however, called on the federal
government and ASUU to urgently
come to an agreement to call off the
84 days’ old strike.
Chairman, Senate Committee on
Education, Senator Uche
Chuwkumerije, in his goodwill
message, identified poor funding
and inconsistent policies as the two
major challenges facing the
country’s education sector.
Senator Chuwkumerije also
reaffirmed the senate committee’s
position on education, stating that it
was central to the development and
maintenance of the different sectors
of the nation’s economy.