– The long term effect of the ongoing mismanagement, victimisation and usage of public office to pursue personal vendetta and aggrandisement being engaged in by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, will in the long run further decimate, degenerate and disfigure the already severely tattered and battered status of Nigeria’s educational system.
Under the very nose of President Muhammadu Buhari, Ngige has engaged in countless activities that are capable of destroying the future of this country, if left unchecked.
These were the submission of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in a statement on Saturday jointly signed by the Coordinator, NANS, Southwest Zone D, Comrade Adegboye Olatunjia .k.a Teejay; Deputy Coordinator, NANS, Southwest Zone D, Comrade Alao John, and the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Comrade Opeoluwa Awoyinfa.
According to the statement, “Since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began their last agitation, some of President Buhari’s appointees have frustrated several efforts by stakeholders to resolve the issue quickly, thereby elongating the strike to over eight months.
“In particular, Dr. Chris Ngige, who turned a national issue to a battle of ego and walked out from meetings, disrespected officials, spearheaded registration of rival unions, took ASUU to court, instructed payment of half salary and further complicated the matter.
“Recently, President Buhari approved the sack of Mohammed Fadah as the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on ground of incompetence, while Dr. Ngige remains in office without retribution in spite of myriad of allegations levelled against him.
“The partiality being displayed by the Presidency is giving credence to the public belief that Ngige is working for the cabal.
“For the umpteenth time, we want to summarily disagree with the misguided, ill-advised and erroneous decision to engage in pro rata payment system for the remuneration of ASUU members.
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