ASUU Strike: Gbajabiamila Apologizes For ‘Insensitive’ Harvard Posts
Category: Nigeria News
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Femi Gbajabiamila, has apologized for posting pictures of himself in a classroom at Harvard
School of Government in the US at a time public universities in Nigeria have
been shut down for about six months.
He wrote;
”Yesterday, I posted a picture of myself at the @Harvard
@Kennedy_School, undergoing a course. That post was not sensitive to the
present feelings of fellow citizens, especially parents and students who are
presently bearing the brunt of the ongoing closure of public universities
owing to the unresolved issues between the Academic Staff Union of
Universities and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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I apologize for the post at this time, and I hope you will understand
that it was not my intention to cause disaffection. As Speaker of @HouseNGR,I
have made multiple interventions within the powers of the legislature to avert
the ongoing strike.
I had direct engagements with ASUU relevant
government agencies. The House of Representatives is still keenly involved in
seeking a resolution to the issues so our students can return to school. We
all await the outcome of the 2-week ultimatum given for the conclusion of
negotiations with ASUU.
I have long been a champion of public
education in Nigeria, and I have consistently advocated programs, policies and
investments to improve the quality of public education in the country. In my
constituency and beyond, I have attracted a new international students hostel
in UNILAG facilitated access to free internet WiFi in all public tertiary
institutions in Lagos State; provision of modern ICT centres in 24 secondary
schools across the state, provision of scholarships and grants to indigent
students in selected tertiary institutions, provision of laptops to all
secondary school teachers in my constituency and hundreds of students,
facilitated the renovation of over 15 public schools in Lagos, facilitated the
ongoing construction of the Open University Campus and JAMB CBT Centre in my
constituency, facilitated the ongoing construction of School Auditoriums in
both LASU and School of Legal Studies, Katsina; facilitated the construction
of a public library in Ondo;
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Facilitated the ongoing construction of an emergency care centre for the
University of Lagos Teaching Hospital amongst other numerous interventions. In
keeping with my passion for education, I regularly take time to teach in some
public secondary schools across the country.
I will continue to
work within the remit of the legislature to provide our young people with
access to quality education”
You people are used to taking "medicine after death"
ReplyDeleteNa apology we wan chop ni abi make ASUU resume
ReplyDeleteThem go still go another strike if them call of this one
ReplyDeleteKoni ra igba fun e
ReplyDeleteAh! Eni ko mu towo re wa, o mu wa, e ni ko ju towo re sile, o jusile. Kile fe
DeleteTalo ni apology osi.. awon omo awon to yan ai ipo nbe ni ile. Ohun fi irun fifun kawe se yanga. Kaa ra igba fun lae
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