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ASUU: Children of politicians should be banned from studying abroad – Prof.

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ASUU gets ready for strike over IPPIS

Prof. Olufayo Olu, the Akure zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has called for a law placing restriction on public office holders from sending their children to foreign countries to study, saying such ban would put an end the persistent strike in Nigeria’s education sector.

 

Olu explained that if such a law is promulgated, it would help to rebuild Nigeria’s education sector.

A statement by Prof. Olufayo reads partly: “Members of the ruling class and their cohorts have their wards schooling abroad, so they do not commit to ending ASUU strike since the political office has become occupational rather than public service.

“Until we domesticate two very important practices as laws in Nigeria, we may not get out of this doldrums -first, an act to compel all public office holders and government appointees to have their wards educated in Nigeria public schools from primary to tertiary level.

“When this law is enacted, perhaps we will gradually see the end of needless ASUU strikes in the country.”

 

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