Jonathan and the violation of agreements with workers, By Erasmus Ikhide Premium Times - 3 mins agoCOLUMNS, OPINION How do we explain that federal government is unable to fulfill an agreement that was signed in 2009. The earliest accounts of strike actions are found in the Old Testament, although dates are uncertain, as are the result. In the Genesis 11: 9 workers building the Tower of Babel quit their project after God (Yahweh) decrees that people will have many languages other than one. In Exodus 5: 7, another form of strike is apparently recorded when Pharaoh tells Hebrew brick makers they will not receive more straw from him and must keep producing “bricks without straw”. That is exactly the same decree President Goodluck Jonathan is reeling out to all the striking unions in Nigeria: “work without enhancement”. Certainly, this is not the best of times for the President. The seemingly clueless government is grappling with typhoon of industrial actions left of right and right of centre. The gales of strikes perfectly match the saying in my part of the world that “if the drum deadens its feelings to the hammering effect of stick, it must certainly bear the pounding impart of stone. You will agree with me that these strikes are overdue. The downward educational slide is such that will create panic amongst followers of these mushroom institutions as to whether the leadership of this nation mean well for the citizens. Shamefully enough, none of the nation’s university ranks amongst the best 30 universities in Africa! An international online Universities and Colleges ranking directory (4icu.org) has published its current top 100 Universities and Colleges in Africa. The top 10 on the list are universities in South Africa and Egypt while other universities from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Ghana, Morocco and even Sudan lead favourably against six Nigerian Universities that appear on the directory’s ranking. The six Nigerian Universities are the University of Ibadan at 32nd position; University of Ilorin, 34th; University of Benin, 40th; Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, 44th, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 62nd and; University of Jos, 70th. No Nigerian private university or college made the list. With these findings, no one needs sorcerers or stars gazers to know that our universities and colleges are breeding grounds for mediocrity and incubation of illiteracy.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 18:09:33 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015