The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said the underlying factors for the ongoing industrial action by both the academic and non-academic staff of Nigerian universities have remained unaddressed by the concerned authorities.
He, however, said embarking on incessant strikes by the workers cannot be the best option to resolving the challenges in the universities, and the country’s education sector as a whole.
According to Mr Echono, the strikes do not only affect the students, they also have a long-term impact on the reputation of Nigerian institutions.
“It affects the ranking of our institutions because nobody wants to come from other countries to school here when they are not sure of the duration of the programmes,” he said, adding that parents are increasingly sending their children to school abroad.
Mr Echono who said his agency is working on the sidelines to tackle some of the issues causing the strike, also added that though negotiations with ASUU are not part of TETFUND’s mandate
“It is not within our mandate to negotiate with unions but I can tell you that based on my antecedents, I have also been called upon to join the negotiation team,” he said.
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