IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has slammed all presidential candidates for keeping mute about the prolonged strike action embarked upon by the university lecturers.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on strike in February to demand better funding for the university system and better remuneration for its members.
The union also wants the government to replace the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) with the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) as a payment platform for its members.
Sowore in a post via his Twitter handle on Monday morning, said, “There are over 16 Presidential candidates running in the 2023 election. I am yet to find records of anyone of them fighting for students rights, qualitative education or education opportunities for young people. For me, EDUCATION is a RIGHT, It is NOT a PRIVILEGE! #EndASUUStrike.”
Earlier on Monday, he tweeted, “Nigerian students haven’t seen the inside of their classrooms in 6 months due to a protracted strike action occasioned by their teachers seeking better education standards. Nigeria’s wicked leaders past and present have ensured education is not a priority! #WeCantContinueLikeThis.”