Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi says the Nigerian government cannot borrow N1.1 trillion to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have been on strike for over five months.
The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum said this on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Police Trust Fund led by Dr. Ben Akabueze, in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital.
The governor said it is quite unreasonable for Nigeria to borrow N1.1tn to meet ASUU’s demand
He however noted that it is possible, but that the government can start little by little.
Governor Umahi said “there must be a commitment on the side of both parties that look, ‘ASUU is not asking for this to take to their houses’ so to say. It’s asking for it for our children, to better the infrastructure, to better the lecturers and the students. Yes, but we can start with a fraction of that and then have a programme that will run on the platform of sincerity to address all the lots.”
He also called on varsities lecturers to show some level of understanding so the strike can end.