The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has vowed to put an end to incessant strikes in Nigerian universities.
The Chairman of the Committee, Rep Abubakar Fulata disclosed this at a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the National University Commission and Vice-Chancellors of federal universities in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said, “This kind of meeting is necessary considering the fact that it is a new government, new assembly, new committee, and new committee’s leadership.”
Fulata noted that the House leadership had created six committees out of the previous two for quality oversight.
He pointed out that the committee was working toward ensuring quality, reliability, easy access, and a rewarding university education.
“It is unfortunate that university education today is facing serious challenges spanning strike actions, cultism, insecurity, drug pedalling, and immoral acts,’’ he said.
Speaking on the challenges, he stressed that it required collective efforts to tackle them, including the intervention of the committee and the contributions of all well-meaning Nigerians.
Responding, the acting Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Chris Maiyaki, said that Nigerian universities were confronted with lots of challenges.
He was optimistic that, with the commitment of National Assembly, some of the problems would be addressed.
Prof Folasade Ogunsola, while speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellors, stated that Nigerian universities had the potential to emerge as the best in Africa.
