The ASUU leader called on TETFund to sanction non-performing institutions while also advocating for the abolition of what he called stakeholders’ fund.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Academic Staff Union of Universities ((ASUU) has opposed the plan by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to include private varsities as beneficiaries of its projects.
At a two-day interactive session between TETFund and all unions of beneficiary institutions in Abuja on Wednesday, ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the move would lead to the proliferation of private universities devoid of quality.
He charged the Fund to work more on its project monitoring method, saying that the level of performance by the beneficiary institutions is not in tandem as some of them receive the same amount of money.
The ASUU leader called on TETFund to sanction non-performing institutions while also advocating for the abolition of what he called stakeholders’ fund.
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“ASUU will continue to embark on strike until the right thing is done in our tertiary institutions. Stakeholders’ fund should be abolished,” Osodeke said.
In his address, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said the interactive session was conceived as a proactive engagement against the backdrop of the prevailing challenges in the subsector.
Also, former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, who spoke on ‘The Role of Trade Unions in TETFund Intervention Activities’, commended the Fund for its commitment to the elevation of university education.
