Bola Tinubu, on Monday, warned that a collapsed Nigerian economy will not be in the interest of anyone.
Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmed, made the call while speaking at the 76th foundation day of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
He beckoned on the academic union especially the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), and others to partner with the government in building the economy.
He maintained that unions must recognise that all sectors in the country need more financing and that the government was working assiduously to fulfill its obligations with the available resources.
Tinubu said,”At this juncture, let me persuade university unions, especially ASUU, to recognize that all sectors in the country need more financing and that the government is working assiduously to perform its obligations with the resources available to it.
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“A collapsed economy will not be in anybody’s interest. I submit that unions should partner with the government to arrive at a funding blueprint for the university system in the country that will take cognizance of local peculiarities and modern realities based on global best practices.
“Ivory towers, the world over, are generally regarded as temples of wisdom and innovation. They are places where ideas are mined and even manufactured into finished products for the development of humanity.
“They are the bastions against darkness and strongholds from which policymakers and enforcers emerge to roll back the tides of ignorance and destruction.
“Any university that does not make worthwhile contributions to the positive transformation of its country and the global community has failed to live up to the reason for its existence.
“Arising from this fact, my challenge to Nigerian universities generally is to re-assess themselves in the light of national and global expectations,” he added.
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