USA Africa Dialogue Series - ASUU Part Quatre: We Have An Agreement | Agùntáṣǫólò

"As I've said several times before – this dispute is all about pay and nothing else. The thing with recommendations is that they are just that; recommendations. You cant take someone to court for not following a recommendation. So it was up to the government to follow those parts of the agreement or not. But ASUU weren't messing about with the parts that concerned them. The numbers were clearly specified which is why today they can say the government is owing them N92bn in earned allowances or whatever the figure is. It is also the same reason why the government feels it can throw N30bn at them and ask them to 'manage' it. Afterall its ASUU's word against the government's.

You hardly come across the word 'student' in the agreement at all. And there is nothing specific about infrastructure in there other than the large sums of money the government was supposed to give the universities. There are many people today making ignorant noises about government 'honouring the agreement' and even coming up with things that are not in said agreement as 'ASUU's demands'. There really isnt anything for anyone in here other than ASUU so personally I'd say, leave them to fight it out with government."

Fascinating, if hilarious analysis of the ASUU-FG agreement. I wonder if Bolaji Aluko agrees with the analysis. He does nail ASUU something awful on the self-serving nature of the agreement. More alarming, he makes the great point that no one truly knows how much every year this agreement will cost. No budgetary numbers, just pay. All the government needs to do is just pay ASUU. Why are we like this? A must read. Read the rest here:

http://aguntasolo.com/2013/10/05/asuu-part-quatre-we-have-an-agreement/