By Towncriernews
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been called to provide citizens with jobs, social, environmental security and sense of belonging in order curb brain drain
The Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Glorious Vision University, Ogwa, Edo State, Prof. Cyrille Ngamen Kouassi, who made call also noted that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), needs practical and timely response from government to stop frequent strikes.
Professor Kouassi while having chat with journalists in his office on Wednesday, said what the Federal Government needs to do urgently is to provide Nigerian citizens with job security, social security, environmental security and genuine sense of belonging.
According to him, “President Bola Tinubu should create a positive atmosphere in Nigeria that will restore human dignity, practical patriotic spirit and value for life. If Tinubu could do that with sincerity of purpose professionals will have a rethink and stay back in the country, though migration is a natural phenomenon”.
On the looming ASUU strike, the erudite Prof enunciated declared: “The Federal Government should look at the issues raised by ASUU and give them positive responses in practical terms. We all know the relationship between good education and development in a given nation, because strike action has never been the best option in any conflict resolution disputes. Good education is the back bone of any society, and therefore should be handled with hand gloves”.
The renowned Professor of logic and Critical Thinking however said: “I am aware that frantic efforts are being made by Mr. President towards ASUU demands such as the constitution of new governing councils in the universities, and the removal of universities from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and others, but again the Federal Government needs to be proactive, practical and timely”.
Founded in 2011, the Glorious Vision University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the small town of Ogwa, Edo. This institution also has a branch campus in Lagos. Officially recognized by the National Universities Commission of Nigeria, the school is formally affiliated with the Christian-Pentecostal religion. Glorious Vision University (GVU) offers courses and programmes leading to officially recognised higher education degrees in several areas of study.
Prof. Cyrille Ngamen Kouassi became the 3rd substantive Dean School of Postgraduate Studies, GVU in September 2022, which operates dual mode of teaching: online and physical, have 10 programmes running from PGD to PhD, fully approved by the National University Commission (NUC).