The Registrar and Chief Executive of Officer, Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has disclosed that the incessant strike by
the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is destroying university education in Nigeria.
According to Oloyede said that ASUU have to rethink this is not a military regime, there have to be a paradigm shift you cannot do the same thing the same way all the time.
Oloyede who was represented by JAMB’s director of legal services, Abdul Wahab Oyedokun on Saturday, stated this at the grand finale of the Osun State essay writing competition in commemoration of the 62nd Independence Anniversary of Nigeria.
The 2022 edition theme for Secondary school category “Reawakening the Passion for Agriculture to Ensure Food Security in Nigeria, Which Way Out?” and for the Tertiary Institution category, the topic “With Abundant Resources Nigeria can Leverage on to Develop, The Nation’s Economy can be Turned Around to Make the Country a Prosperous Nation, Do You Agree?”
He said that over 40 percent of the tertiary education applicants have neglected the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) has their first choice in the last 20 years due to incessant strikes by ASUU.
He however, urged the stakeholders
to see education that work within the limit of the law and prioritize how to make each University great
He said, “Osun State is a state of pride. We have history Ife is the origin of Yoruba. We have culture Osogbo is center of culture. We have education great Ife (OAU) is here, Osun State University is coming. Unfortunately with respect to ASUU we destroying Ife ‘OAU’ with this incessant strike.
“I know as a matter of fact that about 20 years ago, more than 40% of students who make make first choice University is OAU but today OAU is not 1 to 10 in terms of number of applications.
“We commend Osun State government for this initiative for this wonderful initiative this is taken place in a society where others are be prioritize things that have no benefits that will bring no future to the children.
“We are at the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board we are working towards building a better badass successor generation for Nigeria and the only way to do that is to guarantee the integrity of our examination process.
