Education: ASUU Faults Mrs Buhari On Creation Of Private Varsity - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 24, 2019
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU hastaken exclusion to a proposed plan to establish a private university to benamed after President Buhari by his wife Aisha Buhari saying the move negatesthe development of existing public universities in the country.
The Union, through its University of Ibadan branchChairman Deji Omole and Former National Treasurer of the Union Ademola Aremu,alleged that the plan which is still in early stage has confirmed why PresidentBuhari has continued to reduce budgetary allocation to education since heassumed office in 2015.
While advising the President and his wife to behesitant in establishing the proposed university, the academic union, said ifthe plan comes to fruition, it will spell doom for public university educationand also an indication that the presidency does not take funding of publicuniversities as a priority.It would be recalledthat Aisha Buhari at a Town hall meeting in Yola, Adamawa state said that shewould establish a private university to be named after President Buhari inpartnership with some foreigners