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The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Abayomi Fasina has called on the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to approve the autonomy of universities to end incessant strikes when he assumes office.
Fasina made this call during the fourth matriculation ceremony for postgraduate students of the university in Ekiti.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and public universities in Nigeria had been plagued with incessant strike actions as a result of poor funding and lack of infrastructure.
Fasina advised the president-elect to appoint technocrats as ministers for agriculture, education and finance in order to ensure stability and efficiency of his government.
In his words, “I want to appeal to our incoming president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to approve university autonomy which will put an end to incessant strikes that always affect the academic calendar of the tertiary institutions.
“FUOYE is moving at a high speed to ensure that our academic calendar is stable and working, but other universities are badly affected as a result of prolonged strike.
“If the government can employ technocrats who are experts in various fields such as education, economy, agriculture and business, the development of Nigeria will be rapid in all ramifications.”
Addressing the matriculants, the VC urged them to attend lectures regularly and carry out researches to diligently enable them finish their programme in due time.
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