“Federal government is not going to be giving out its monies anyhow anymore because we are not seeing the results in some places,” Suleiman Adamu declared.
In March, daredevil terrorists derailed a passenger train conveying nearly 1000 travellers with explosives planted along the tracks.
“All affected broadcast stations which fail to defray their debts on or before August 23, 2022, are directed to shut down by 12:00 a.m. on August 24, 2022.”
“I can assure you, however, that we are on top of the situation, and in the shortest possible time, all these challenges will become a thing of the past,” the minister said.
The Assembly therefore called for the declaration of a ‘state of emergency’ in the nation’s education sector.
“Who is asking them (Federal Government) to borrow? They have the money,” Mr Osodeke said.
“This is a six-year programme, and we are going to start implementation as soon as we have the go-ahead from the World Bank,” said the agric minister.
“I feel so sad spending an extra month after the five months’ strike. The government has failed us. They don’t care about our future and educational sector,” Mr Mutudi said.
The minister said ASUU’s demand for its rightly earned wages amounted to blackmail and that schools will not be opened at the expense of other economic sectors.
“If you are running a company and your sales revenue cannot pay interest, you know you’re bankrupt,” said Mr Sanusi.
