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  • ASUU strike ‘ll soon be called off,says Okojie
  • Abuja – Prof. Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary
    of the National Universities Commission (NUC)
    says he is confident that the protracted strike by
    the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
    will soon be called off.
    Okojie, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a
    media parley with journalists, said the
    commission was doing everything within its
    powers to ensure a speedy resolution of the
    issues raised by ASUU so that students could
    return school.
    "We are part of the system and we understand
    the issues, we are meeting with members of the
    union all the time and the issues are being
    tackled.
    "So, we are optimistic the strike will soon be
    called off and our children can go back to school
    in the shortest possible time.''
    He also reacted to the call by ASUU for NUC to be
    scrapped, saying "the call is not in good faith as
    the commission has not gone to sleep over its
    duties".
    Also speaking on the recurrent
    disagreements between the commission and
    some professional bodies over accreditation and
    running of certain courses by some universities,
    Okojie acknowledged that there were issues that
    needed to be resolved between both parties.
    "There is no country in the world where
    regulatory bodies and professional bodies go to
    regulate at the same time.
    "So, it is true we are having problems with
    professional bodies in carrying out our mandate,
    but the issues too will soon be resolved and we
    can move on.
    The executive secretary, who said that the
    commission had closed many faculties not fit to
    run courses in certain universities, admitted that; "it is not easy to be a regulator''.
    According to him, the commission was "silently
    regulating the system'' having to also pay
    professional fees and encourage professors to do
    accreditation. (NAN)
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