ASUU strike: We will pay N10, 000 support levy – Parents offer to assist FG

Having been tired of the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), parents are now offering to render help to the federal government.

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) says it is proposing the payment of N10, 000 per session for each parent to assist government in making more funds available for universities.

NAPTAN’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, disclosed this during an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday.

“We have submitted a letter to the Office of the Education Minister, seeking for audience where we hope to discuss a proposal.

“We are proposing a sum of N10, 000 per parent every session that will be directly paid to the universities. That will be our own contribution apart from other statutory payments in making more funds available to the universities.

“It can be called parent support levy for universities. We are at the receiving end of the industrial action. We plead with the ASUU and Federal Government to immediately resolve their differences.”

ASUU has been on strike since February 2022 over accumulated money issues. The body has been at loggerheads with the federal government who has since issued a no-work no-pay rule.