THE ASUU STRIKE.

It is no longer news that the academic staff union of universities ASUU is on strike. The question is does labour issues have to degenerate to the extreme option of strike before relevant authorities respond. I am sure there was a notice before this action was taken. Is there no minister of education? From the last time I checked there are two ministers in charge of the education sector! And they did not deem it fit to call the ASSU leadership for dialogue before now to avert the ongoing strike. What are they there for? Why does the education sector have to suffer neglect under successive governments? This is the same sector that is looked upon for human snd capital development of the nation. Quite an irony! Is it that a state of emergency needs to be declared on the educational sector? Because as it were the sector is bedevilled by so many challenges which are solvable if there is sincerity on the part of government especially. Well, my appeal is to the government especially to quickly address the demands of Assu which I believe are not out of place as they are the ones that practically knows where it hurts. The fact is they asuu can afford to be indifferent and wait for a total collapse of the system but because they mean well for the future of the Nigerian students. The more reason all and sundry have to rally round asuu to put pressure on the Jonathan led government to sit up and address the strike without further delay!