Parents' N10,000 varsity support levy is rejected by ASUU

 The proposed contribution of N10,000 each session by each parent to help the Federal Government provide greater funding for universities was rejected by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria recommended the levy and requested a meeting with the government on Wednesday, according to social media reports. This was in response to the ASUU's ongoing strike. "We have written the Office of the Education Minister requesting a meeting so that we can consider a proposal. "We are suggesting a monthly payment to the universities of N10,000 per parent, paid directly. In addition to other statutory payments, that will be our own contribution to increasing the amount of money available to the universities.

The phrase "parent support levy for universities" is appropriate. We are experiencing the effects of the strike. We beg the ASUU and the Federal Government to settle their concerns right away. Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, the NAPTAN public relations officer, revealed this in a social media interview on Tuesday.

However, in response to the proposed levy on Thursday, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the national president of ASUU, said the parents should take action by joining the organization in stepping up pressure on the top government. I believe that this organization should be telling the government to carry out its duties. They should exert pressure on the government to finance education in Nigeria using funds provided by Nigerian citizens, as is done in other nations. "We cannot claim to be the educational behemoth of Africa while having the lowest standards. There are students from Nigeria studying in Ghana, the Benin Republic, Togo, and other less developed nations, but no one is studying in any of these places. In order to ensure that the government prioritizes education, they should increase the pressure being applied by ASUU. The N10,000 is less significant than that. On Thursday, Osodeke made the call while talking in an interview on Arise Television.

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