By Akinwale Kasali
The Yoruba Generalissimo, Aare Onakakanfo Gani Adams, has berated the Federal Government for its lackadaisical approach to the lingering Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Adams said that FG’s insensitivity towards education is the cause of the crisis.
According to him,the failure of the FG in introducing a sustainable model for the funding of tertiary education in the country led to the over eight months strike that has seen undergraduates languishing at home with their future looking bleak.
He said the present approach by the FG has further drawn the education sector backward.
The Aare Onakakanfo made this remarks at the 2022 edition of Egbe Festival held in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
He said: “It is sad that Nigerian universities have been on strike for the past eight months.
“As far as I am concerned, I think it is time for the FG to introduce a more sustainable model of funding tertiary education.
“This would help in saving the FG the rigours of providing the resources required for funding tertiary education.
“The future of a country lies in the hands of the educated youths.
“It is a fact that if the Government fails to educate the youths and address their future yearnings would be consumed by the same problem it left unaddressed.”
The Yoruba generalissimo also spoke about Egbe Festival, noting that it has spiritual advantage for the host community.
Adams urged Traditional Rulers in Yorubaland to promote at least one festival in their respective communities, even as he stressed the need to promote peace and tranquility across the South West region.
He said: “Egbe has the spiritual potentials to bring both spiritual and physical blessings to the people of this community.
“I am appealing to all traditional rulers in Yorubaland to promote at least one festival in their respective communities.
“It goes a long way in solving all the problems confronting us as a race.”
