When schools close, parents blame ASUU. But this time, ASUU says the blame should go straight to President Bola Tinubu’s government. The union has warned that Nigerian universities will soon shut down again, and the cause is government failure.
Why ASUU is pointing at Tinubu
ASUU leaders in the Benin zone say they have been pushed to the wall. They remind Nigerians that the last strike was suspended in October 2022 after the government promised to improve their conditions. Two years later, nothing has changed. Salaries are still poor. Arrears are unpaid. Agreements are unsigned. And funding is still low.
If you ask ASUU, this is not about stubborn lecturers. It is about a government that refuses to respect agreements. That is why the union says clearly: ASUU to parents: hold Tinubu’s government responsible for paralysis.
When schools close, parents blame ASUU. But this time, ASUU says the blame should go straight to President Bola Tinubu’s government
Lecturers are frustrated
Imagine working for 16 years on the same broken salary scale while prices of food, fuel, and rent keep climbing. That is the reality for Nigerian lecturers. Some are owed promotion arrears. Others have had months of salaries withheld. Meanwhile, the children of top politicians enjoy expensive schools abroad.
Can you blame ASUU for saying enough is enough?
Who suffers most when ASUU strikes?
Every time there is a strike, students lose time. Parents spend money feeding children at home. Dreams are delayed. Yet politicians never feel it. Their own children don’t face university strikes in London, America, or Canada. That is the unfair truth.
So if paralysis comes again, should parents attack ASUU or face Tinubu’s government? The answer seems clear.
Education or decay?
Nigeria is already in crisis. Poor schools. Poor pay. Poor funding. If the government keeps ignoring ASUU, the system will collapse further. The union says it has tried dialogue, but nothing works. At this point, it feels like government wants universities to rot.
This fight is not just about lecturers. It is about the future of millions of Nigerian youths. If the government continues to ignore agreements, more paralysis will come. Parents must now stop blaming ASUU and start asking Tinubu why public universities are left to die.
