The Vice
Chancellor addressed journalists in Abuja on the sidelines of the first end of
year dinner and awards night of Unijos class of 80-85 alumni.
"I
think the government has done enough to move education forward and the rot of
many decades cannot be corrected over night, what I'm going to appeal through
you the media is that we should listen to the voice of the nation, the mood of
the nation and call off the strike in the overall public interest," he
said.
On the
issue of the ultimatum given to ASUU by the government, Mafuyai had this to
say: "Minister of education met with the Vice Chancellors, but when the
university Council meets, the nation would know the way forward.
"All
I'm saying to you is that we have been speaking out, we have been appealing to
our colleagues, ASUU to do what we believe should be done, that is calling off
the strike," he said.
Earlier,
Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswan, who was the chairman of the event,
represented by his Chief of Staff, Professor Saint Gbilekaa said he is
delighted that the alumni found it necessary to celebrate the first reunion of
the pioneer set of the institution.
He charged
them to contribute their quota in changing the educational sector of the
country for the better, noting that “it is not as it was during your time,
things really have gone bad, even the time, and money and resources is not
enough.”
Also
speaking the event the national president Unijos Alumni Association, Mr Salau
Momodu charged the class of 80-85 alumni to contribute to the development of
the university.
He
lamented that the permanent site of the university is still under construction
and urged the alumni to assist in completing the buildings.
Some of
the alumni who received awards at the event included Dr. Peter Idabor, Dr.
Emmauel Akabe, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, Dr. Emmanuel Nwosu, Archbishop Emmanuel
Egbunu among others.
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