In response to the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ ongoing strike, the National Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has requested a meeting with the Federal Government.
The association is also advocating for parents to pay N10,000 every session in order to help the government provide additional funding for institutions.
Dr. Ademola Ekundayo, the NAPTAN public relations officer, revealed this in a Tuesday interview with the Punch.
Ekundayo, who bemoaned the country’s ongoing university closures, claimed that parents were the ones who were most affected by the conflict between the Federal Government and ASUU.
We have written to the Office of the Education Minister requesting an appearance so that we can consider a proposal, he said.
He continued, “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.”
