Daily Independent (Lagos)
6 July 2009
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria ( TUC) and United Action for Democracy (UAD) have called on the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff association of Universities, Teaching Hospital, Research Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) that has led the closure of the universities due to strikes.
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Going by the figures in this article, it is very disheartening seeing the discrepancies between pay packages of politicians (who see themselves as gods of Nigeria) and ASUU (those doing the work). Look at this revealing statistics:
13,000 University staff asking for N92 Billion. this is N7.076Million each on the average per annum as against
4793 politicians spending over N1.2 trillion, equals N250,363,115.79 each per annum.
This is robbery,this is committing murder, this is stealing and this is killing the people that elected them. No wonder the huge unemployment rate, why the number of armed robbers on our cities/roads, the ritual killings all in a bit to close this gap, no wonder the increase in patronage of cult activities in the universities. This is the reason for the agitations in the Niger Delta region, the "RELIGIOUS" crisis stirred by political ambitions.
This is very disappointing for this nation, that at this age we still go for immense wealth to the detriment of the large majority. From the presidency to the local government councilors, they need to bury their heads in shame for destroying the unity of this great country, for impoverishing the nation and hindering the development of this country's infrastructures, and aiding in the killing of children and women of this nation with diseases they could have easily prevented if this money were used to provide good health facilities. WHAT A HYPOCRISY!