The member representing Akoko-Edo federal
constituency of Edo State in the House of
Representatives, Mr. Peter Akpatason, weekend,
accused the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, of being insensitive to the plight
of Nigerian students, saying that “she has been
blackmailing Nigerians that government does not
have the money to meet its agreement with
Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU.”
The lawmaker, a former President of the National Union
of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, said it
was irresponsible on the part of the Federal Government
to renege on its agreement with ASUU, describing as
regrettable, the seeming insensitivity exhibited by
government since the commencement of the ASUU strike.
He spoke in Benin City, shortly after the inauguration of
Uneme National Development Association’s N100 million
Education fund for Uneme communities. According to
him, “It is very disheartening that up till now, ASUU is
still on strike but unfortunately, I am not in a position
to blame ASUU because I was still fully in Labour when
this agreement was negotiated between ASUU and
government.
“So, it is irresponsible of anybody to enter into an
agreement and then renege. It is totally unacceptable
and that is the issue. It is unfortunate that a party has
gone into an agreement and today, it is is saying that it
has no resources to fund what it signed. Dr. Okonjo-
Iweala is known for coming up with statements about
inadequacy of funds but yet the entire revenue gates in
the country are performing above estimation; customs,
oil and gas industry, immigration, they are all doing well
beyond what was anticipated, yet Okonjo- Iweala keeps
deceiving Nigerians and the whole world that Nigeria
does not have money. What are they doing with all our
money?”
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