ASUU strike and our idle youths

Millions of students languishing at home due to the ASUU strike make them lose hope for a better Nigeria. Government should sit in meaningful dialogue with labour unions because repeated strikes such as by ASUU and other labour groups do a lot of damage to our educational system and economy.   The back and forth […]

Millions of students languishing at home due to the ASUU strike make them lose hope for a better Nigeria. Government should sit in meaningful dialogue with labour unions because repeated strikes such as by ASUU and other labour groups do a lot of damage to our educational system and economy.  

The back and forth in the crisis have put the education sector in bad shape. The strike is having major depressing effects on the society and families.  

The government should be aware that education was one of the major legacies the colonial masters bequeathed us as a nation.  But today, it is disheartening that the inability of the government to give its teeming youths education has created a monster called insecurity. At the moment, majority of the youths see education as a scam as they indulge in nefarious activities like kidnappings, banditry and terrorism. It is important to note that a government that does not have depth of vision about education would find it difficult to create a salubrious environment for development. It is a national embarrassment of intense proportions that Nigerians, who can afford it, continue to send their wards abroad to school.  

The government should do everything possible to end the strike because the continued stay at home of students would be of greater consequence for the nation.  

Abdullahi Adamu can be reached through [email protected].