OUTRAGE AS EDUCATION MINISTER'S WALK-OUT OF MEETING WITH NIGERIAN STUDENTS .... Adamu Adamu's Molestation Of NANS Worrisome, Says CENYLON

Comrade Oluwole, Nat. Pres. CENYLON

"We view the industrial action of the university teachers as an action too many on the citadel of higher learning in Nigeria and obvious recurring hopelessness on the part of government to promote marketable higher institutions in the country." CENYLON.

CENYLON, an umbrella body for all the ethnic nationalities youth leaders in Nigeria, has expressed concern over the ongoing strike in the nation's  universities.

The group, in a statement issued and signed by Comrade Eric Oluwole, President General, Coalition of Ethnic Nationalities Youth leaders of Nigeria (CENYLON), noted that the industrial actions by members of the academia in the nation's educational system, is one too many with its attendant negative impact.

Comrade Oluwole, in the statement by CENYLON, said: "We view the industrial action of the university teachers as an action too many on the citadel of higher learning in Nigeria and obvious recurring hopelessness on the part of government to promote marketable higher institutions in the country.

"We  will not rest on our oars to ensure that the impasse between the two parties is resolved in the interest of the country."

Oluwole disclosed that, in pursuit for a better resolution of the issues between it's affiliates and the Federal Government, "We at CENYLON gave our blessing to the recent meeting between the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students to explore amicable solutions to the ongoing strike.

"We were however shocked and disoriented that the meeting which was supposed to lay a roadmap to resolve the crisis, ended in stalemate on account of the Minister's walk out of the engagement with the students' body.

"It's ridiculous that a serving minister employs sour instrument of molestation on the students whose main worry was to stop the ongoing strike, ensure seamless academic calendar in the nation's tertiary institutions as well as propel radical changes in Nigeria's education sector.

"His action is at best ignoble, distasteful  and unfathomable of a public servant superintending the nation's education sector. The Minister's Gestapo-like action, no doubt,  shows he's not a good crisis manager, lacks requisite emotional intelligence to manage the exalted office and exhibits the existing lacunae between the manager of the sector and service providers therein." Oluwole stated.

"We express that Nigeria's university education, that used to be toast of the world, would be further enmeshed on account of perennial strikes which the Minister is automatically promoting with his body language.

"We condemn Adamu's act and declare him to resign based on his undue arrogance and worrisome pronouncement from his ministry.

"We say Enough Is Enough of Adamu Adamu's unwarranted coercion and implore President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction him to enable him know the gravity of his ignoble act and correct same in future.

Comrade Eric Oluwole stressed that "CENYLON shall continue to partner with NANS, ASUU, and other relevant social partners for robust education sector in Nigeria.

"We pledge our unflinching support for youth development in Nigeria as well as government policies that would value to the lives of young Nigerians and generation unborn.

"We earnestly implore the Federal Government  to act fast by evacuating the Nigerian students in Ukraine to avert casualty." The statement conluded.