He said, “Since information on the amounts mentioned in the media went round, the ASUU has been inundated with enquiries on the union’s perspective to the story. Funding for the revitalisation of public universities has for years been of very high priority to ASUU.

“Reaching an agreement with the Federal Government has often been a frustrating journey for our union. It is often marked with protests, strikes and requires a conscious and focused engagement. The 2001 agreement, which gave birth to the 2009 agreement, was not an exemption. The exception here is the personality leading the government negotiation team. The current leadership of the government team clearly lacks the academic disposition and humility needed to undertake such task.  

“Our members enjoy their work and hate to see any disruption in the smooth running of our universities. However, the level of frustration occasioned by the lackadaisical attitude of the government towards meeting the terms of the 2019 Memorandum of Action that was freely signed with our union is increasingly becoming unbearable.  

“We, therefore, call on all Nigerian patriots, parents and students including the Nigeria Labour Congress to prevail on the government to keep to the terms of our agreement. Otherwise, our union should not be held responsible for any disruption in the system.”

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LETS BE TRANSPARENT:
I Francisca Wallat Dachok, a concerned Plasite and a dogged Nigerian student, having attended and observed how elections are being conducted and coordinated on other campuses, is calling on the NAPSS ELCOM chairman and also urging the ELCOM members In PLASU, to be transparent in the conduct of the forthcoming NAPSS election slated for Thursday, 7th Feb. 2019, this can be achieved through:

1. There should be a register of eligible voters: The ELCOM Secretary should meet the just dissolved NAPSS Treasurer and Financial Secretary to copy and enter into the register, the names and receipt numbers of students who have paid their dues, this will enable us determine the number of students who have paid their dues and are eligible to vote.

2. Pasting names of eligible voters: The ELCOM, having fulfilled the above should then proceed to print and paste the names of those eligible voters on the eve of Manifesto. This will help the Nigerian students and Napsites, know the number of registered students that are eligible to vote.

3. Number of ballot papers: The Elcom should give both Agents and the NAPSS election observers the number of ballot papers that were printed in order to prevent any form of election malpractice.

4. Simultaneous voting process: Accreditation and voting should be handled simultaneously, that is, the indelible ink should be applied once you are accredited and he/she be given the ballot paper to vote immediately, this will help decongest the election ground and also save us from any form of trouble.
5. Queue controller: The security men in charge or whosoever the Elcom deem fit to function as the queue controller, should make sure that, the queue is closed as at when due and nobody should be allowed into the queue when the slated voting time elapses.

6. Crossing of Ballot papers: The Elcom should give the number of used ballots so as to cross and cancel the unused ballot papers.

7. Result announcement: The Elcom should be able to tell the students the number of people who were registered, the number that voted and the number of ballot that remained and we're crossed and canceled.

We live in a world where we all clamour for fairness and equity, and it all starts here. Correcting the general system and electoral process in Nigeria as students should begin with us, it should begin with NAPSS and other Student bodies on campus. Know this, a greater NAPSS means a greater Plateau and a greater Plateau means a greater Nigeria and if Nigeria is great, then Africa will be the giant of the world. Let's not foul the system with greed and selfish strides, let's drop political apathy and work together to achieve greatness. Let's be transparent. Thanks.

I remain Francisca Wallat Dachot.

Ye Soweto! ✊
Ye Africa! ✊
Aluta Continua!
Victoria Ascerta!

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