“I think the issue is not about funding, the funds are already there. I think they are passing the buck between the CBN, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Education. It is a question of release.”In his motion, Mr Ihonvbere, a professor, said the federal government has, since the last strike was called off in December, 2020, continued to pass the buck, make excuses and engage in diversions and distractions rather than meet the terms of agreement it signed with the union.
“If they disrupt universities again, it will have far-reaching consequences. This is the 10th strike now,” he said. “If we are doing the needful, the federal government should provide this money within one month. COVID-19 puts our children at home without doing anything, then we are about to use our hands to put our children at home.”