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Only Thieves Eat Where They Didn’t Work – Education Minister Tells ASUU

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Published: June 13, 2025
Last updated: June 13, 2025
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The Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Nanah Opiah has described the Academic Staff Union University, (ASUU) as thieves over the lingering crises between the union and the Federal Government.

Opiah, who spoke when he visited the Federal University Lokoja, (FUL), Kogi State on Friday, said the Federal Government has done its best to resolve the issues raised by ASUU.

He lamented that the union has remained rigid to call off the strike.

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According to him, ‘the no work no pay policy’ stands, hence the government cannot pay lecturers for what they did not work for.

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Still expressing dismay at the 201 days old strike embarked upon by ASUU, the minister noted it has continued to portray a bad image for the country, and successfully caused pain for parents and students.

On what the federal government has done so far, he mentioned the infrastructural development in all higher institutions across the country.

He then charged the Vice-Chancellor of FUL, Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi to appeal to lecturers to come back to work.

The minister stressed that the prolonged stay at home has done more harm than good to the future of Nigerian students.

He said;

“The federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has done so much, especially, in infrastructural development in our tertiary institution, because anywhere you go, you will see the presence of TETFUND, buildings, vehicles and all manners of institutional assets.

“Those who think that lack of infrastructure is one of the reasons they went on strike should think again. Mr Vice Chancellor, let me use this opportunity to appeal to you, to also appeal to our lecturers to come back to work because our children are suffering.

“Our country’s image is going lower. Our parents are not happy, and these lecturers are also parents of some of our students. Contrary to what they think, some of us also have our children in Nigerian Universities and they are also suffering.

“Although, if we stay on strike forever, it means our children will be out of school forever. It is not in our own interest. There is nothing that has gone wrong that we cannot get corrected through dialogue. I know that almost everything that ASUU brought forth for discussion between the federal government has been resolved.

“Except that, now that ASUU wants to be paid for all the six months that they were absent from duty. And the Federal Government is saying no we cannot pay for those days you did not work. For once, let us activate the principle of no work no pay which is natural. It is only a thief that goes to eat where he didn’t work.

“And so if there should be any appeal for Federal Government to do otherwise, Lecturers should come back to the classroom to beg and appeal and renegotiate because this thing is no longer funny.”

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