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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