--I salute both Udogu and TF on their contributions on this matter. From the little I observed while I was there, the root cause of incessant ASUU strike stems from non-payment of allowances already negotiated and approved to end previous strikes which were not honored by the government. This is in addition to the current retirement/pension deduction format brouhaha which is exacerbated by the Senators negotiating Federal loans to import Toyota Camry cars for approximately $40,000.00 (before duties) each, while locally manufactured Innoson equivalent cars sell for almost half the price. There is this African proverb which cautions the dog not to carelessly chew on the native doctor's divination bag, while the native doctor should not carelessly curse the dog. While we plead to our colleagues for considerations in holding our kids hostage in Nigerian Universities, we should also collectively call on the Federal government and congressmen to stop underfunding education and tertiary institutions and treat professors as equal partners in country's development. Its time to stop this war of attrition with students as hostages, and begin to look at Ghana and Rwanda.
Emma. Onyeozili
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From: Emmanuel Udogu
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2020 4:21 PM
To: usaafricadialogue
Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - ASUU, Please don't go on strike
I seldom comment on matters concerning ASUU due in part to my ignorance of the issues on university campuses at home. However, many of us who are your brothers and sisters as professionals in the diaspora wish to join brother Toyin Falola in pleading with you to suspend your strike action as a patriotic stance or gesture. This should be done in view of the contemporary health issue confronting the world—not least Nigeria and our continent with inadequate ammunition to combat this deadly virus.
Ike Udogu
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 3:30 PM segun ogungbemi <seguno2013@gmail.com> wrote:
TF,
Please don't call anyone on the strike. It is not necessary.
Prof. Segun Ogungbemi
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 12:24 PM Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
I could not reach Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, Chairman of ASUU, before I wrote this. I will keep calling.
I have been pleading for two days for ASUU not to continue with its indefinite strike because of global circumstances around the Coronavirus and our collective citizenship. What is paramount should be how to be part of resolving a moment of depression and uncertainties among billions of people.
Oil revenues have also crashed. There is a global economic meltdown and all of us will pay a heavy price. Those of us planning to retire can no longer do so, thus blocking the way for others to enter the academy and moves it forward.
I have spoken with some ASUU folks, and hopefully, they will come together and realize that this is bad timing.
They should call off the strike and begin to put in place distance learning instruments to keep the students busy.
TF
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