President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised that university lecturers’ strikes will be a thing of the past under his government.
Tinubu stated that all required steps will be taken to prevent colleges from going on strike again.
According to Metrowatchxtra.com, the President has declared the repeal of the contentious deduction of 40% of internally generated revenues (IGRs) from government-owned colleges.
He said his government would exhaust all avenues for dialogue before any strike action.
The President, represented by a former President of the West Africa College of Surgeons (WACS) and a visiting Professor of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. King-David Terna Yawe, spoke at the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA).
Tinubu said his government was committed to tackling all education sector challenges.
“I would like to enjoin all the unions in our universities to cooperate with the government to deliver the needed development by ensuring an atmosphere of peace and tranquility on our campuses.
“On our part, we will ensure that motivational activities are put in place to ensure improved productivity. Reciprocative actions would be expected from our universities as the government works hard to raise the bar of a conducive teaching and learning environment.
“To whom much is given, much is expected. Dialogue, patience, and positive engagements are better means of achieving results than strike actions. Industrial disharmony does nothing but disrupt life, waste time, and elongate the academic calendar.
“Therefore, all avenues for dialogue must be explored and exhausted before strike actions are considered, and as the last resort,” he said.
