Nigerians React To ASUU’s “FG Wants To Destroy Education In Nigeria” Remark

Nigerian have reacted to the allegations by the Academic Staff Union of Unions that the Federal Government deliberately plans to destroy education in Nigeria.

The National Chairman of ASUU Professor Biodun Oyeyemi made the remark in a meeting in Ilorin, Kwara state with stakeholders in the education sector.

He said that the plans of the federal government was to make education inaccessible to the poor which had already started manifesting with the increasing involvement of several average Nigerian youths in cybercrimes, rituals, kidnapping and banditry among others while the rich celebrate the graduation of their children in overseas on social media.

Reacting to the ASUU Chairman’s statements, Nigerian across Twitter made their thoughts known. Some in support of ASUU, while others tackled the union over perceived complicity in the current state of education in Nigeria

Twitter user @OzigiAliyu tweeted: I beg you ASUU Now you now, kindly shield your sword so that people who can’t afford international education while affording what they can. You locking the students at home is being part of the problem.

“Both you and Government are partners in crime, you’re playing with destinies of children of the masses while at the same time collecting salaries.