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The Effect Of Strike On The Quality Of Education In Higher Institution
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1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The devastating effect of strike action
and its attendant problems in the educational sector of a country makes
this phenomenon a matter of enormous concern in Nigeria especially.
The
consequence of strike action on educational institution are enormous
and of the highest magnitude all over the world. It is a known fact that
all over the world that strike action and protest is the oldest and
extensive vice that plague an industry in a country.
Strike is as old as any industrial sector and it is a major problem facing civilization.
Strike
is a serious problem among educational in Nigeria universities, among
academic and non-academic staff, they have chosen to embark on strike
action, rather than engage more on academic for the development of their
student and for development of their students and for the growth of
the country. These problems have promoted research to analyze the
causative factors as well as critical looking at strike as it effects to
the educational institution society as a whole.
The frequent ASUU
strike is always caused by the government, due to their frequent
interference on educational and substantive rule agreed upon
collectively with the union. These anti-intellectual, anti- universities
and anti-student’s polices of Obasanjo’s military regime precipitated
the process of destruction of the universities since the 1970’s. The
above background information provides an explanation for the crisis in
the universities as well as the attitude and policies of Obasanjo regime
towards the university over the past four years.
Also the illegal
termination of lecturers’ appointment also contributed to the
occurrences of strike actions. Example, termination of Lecturers
appointment of Unilorin lecturer in (2001) under the Obasanjo civilian
regime is not accident neither is his self-imposed yoke of fighting
ASUU. But the consequences is the destruction of the Nigeria educational
system.
Secondly, poor remuneration of the workers in educational
institution in Nigeria happens to be the major problem that causes
strike almost all the time, the last three days strike that occurred in
LASU, in the month or March 2005 is due to owing of salaries. In essence
remuneration refers to salary or wages and all the allowance and
financial benefits payable to an employees either in cash or kind in
return for his services.
The long ASUU strike that took place at ABU
on the 14th October 2003 is due to poor remuneration. After all this
situation could have been completely avoided if only reason prevailed
and dialogue was employed to resolve to issues in dispute. The major
point that causes this ASUU strike was
- Payment of the four
month salaries (February-May 2003) with held during the suspended
natural strike of ASUU (which lasted from 29thDecember 2002 to 18th June
2003).
- Correct implementation of the UASSW as contained in
the NUE. Circular of 23rd January 2003, and payments of various arrears
if allowance occurred over the period of 2½ years (Since May, 2001).
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Rectification of the truncated steps or annual increment in the
salaries of lecturers on UASS 1-4 and payment of arrears.
The
steady decline in the Nigerian Universities system and the inevitable
corruption in which the system itself is now enveloped Examination
Leakages, Course not rackets. Sex for grades amongst other
characteristics of the system that no longer prepare students for good
citizenship.
Cultism has merely as the violent aspect of a system
which no longer serves its basic function. Under finding Universities by
the federal and state governments, intervention of public affairs that
are not conversant with campus life has been recognized as part of the
causes of frequency strike in which universities found themselves.
Universities
have been forced to admit more students than can cope with and have
frequent been compelled to admit students they would other wise reject
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